Category: pumpkin

  • Drunken blondies with pumpkin spice morsels and butterscotch chips

    Drunken blondies with pumpkin spice morsels and butterscotch chips

    “The Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook” is one of my most beloved titles. I have dozens and dozens of cookbooks, and this one is the kind I reach for when I am looking for the ultimate recipe. So when my good friend and kindred spirit, Jenn, brought me a bag of pumpkin spice morsels…

  • Easy peasy Devil’s chocolate pumpkin puree cupcakes

    Easy peasy Devil’s chocolate pumpkin puree cupcakes

    This is going to be a short post because the ingredient list is short too: cake mix and pumpkin puree. Look, I know cake mix is not ideal. But sometimes, I need to make cupcakes quickly and I need a quick chocolate fix. So when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I thought I’d try…

  • Pumpkin chocolate chip cookie pie

    Pumpkin chocolate chip cookie pie

    I’m seriously kicking myself right now because I just tossed the last bit of pumpkin puree I had in my refrigerator because I have zero energy to cook or bake anything right now. And then I found this old blog post I’d been meaning to write up…. Indeed, ’tis the season for my ever-recurring bronchitis…

  • Pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and pecans

    Pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and pecans

      When I saw this recipe come across the wires at work from The Associated Press, it had me salivating. By the time the holidays have rolled around, I’ve usually made at least two or three pumpkin-based desserts so I had this high on my “To Do” list despite the fact I was heavily pregnant…

  • Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

    Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

      Sometimes, admittedly, I feel lazy. My friends and family may tell you I’m definitely not lazy because I’m always on the go, but sometimes I just don’t feel like seeing a recipe through. So I take shortcuts. Case in point: During my quick stop at Trader Joe’s in Boston, one of the mixes I…

  • Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin-Chocolate Tiramisu

    Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin-Chocolate Tiramisu

      If you love pumpkin, if you love chocolate, heck even if you just love cake, you will love this dessert. I found this recipe after doing some Googling to find a way to use up my leftover pumpkin puree. And I’m so very glad I took a chance on this revamp of the classic…

  • Pumpkin muffins with cinnamon streusel

    Pumpkin muffins with cinnamon streusel

      I was in Boston to attend a conference last month and I entered Trader Joe’s to grab a bottle of water. I had five minutes to get in and out. In the span of those few seconds on the way to the cash register, I ended up grabbing a bottle of organic agave syrup, a store-brand brownies mix,…

  • Pumpkin and cream cheese muffins with pecan streusel

    Pumpkin and cream cheese muffins with pecan streusel

      Cream cheese is a necessity in our household. When we run out, we go into panic mode. Even when my son won’t eat anything else, he will eat cream cheese on toast. I’m no different. I love cream cheese on my bagels, in my slow cooker chicken stew, in my fettuccine Alfredo, and especially in my…

  • Mini pumpkin spice bundt cakes

    Mini pumpkin spice bundt cakes

      When the temperature drops, and the leaves crunch under my feet, I want nothing more than to warm my palate with the rich seasonal tastes of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. I took a several-week hiatus from blogging and baking after my son was born, but decided to get back in the kitchen and…