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On Thursday I made Skinny Pumpkin Pie, recipe on the Betty Crocker web site. It's an oil crust that only uses 1/4 cup of oil. I've made oil crusts before, in fact they are my mainstay, I call them "good enough crusts". This crust, however, was just too little oil. It turned out a bit hard and stuck to the pie plate in spots even though I gave the plate a light spray of Pam. The filling was OK but a little soft. It tasted fine as I seasoned it my way (1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and a teaspoon of vanilla extract, nothing else). I don't care for traditional pumpkin pie seasoning (people who don't like pumpkin pie tend to like mine). Not a waste but I've made better.

Today I made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake. I haven't made this is several years but I remember it being pretty good, a little heavy because of the pumpkin but good. It smelled pretty good coming out of the oven. I'll be serving it tomorrow. The pics are from several years ago, the last time I had made it.

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone !

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I often use a cake mix, Arrowhead Mills, so you will not hear any criticism from me. As for subbing rum for the water, the alcohol in rum will bake off faster than water as it has a lower boiling point. So that might make your pie squares a bit dry.

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Here's something every kitchen needs!

Pancake printer

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Italiancook, those look real interesting, I may give them a try. If I'm understanding you right, they should be placed cut side up on the parchment. You can see from the pic on KAF the seams are on the side, the same way as if you were making cinnamon buns, if you were to make them.

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Today I made some mini spice cakes. This was my first attempt at piping.

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Tonight I roasted some salmon, made fettuccine with spinach and mushrooms finished with a little chicken stock and a baked apple.

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Yesterday I baked a vanilla cake (from a mix) and topped it with chocolate frosting flavored with hazelnut flavoring from The Spice House. I greased the pan and then coated it with hazelnut flour from KAF to give it an added hazelnut kick.

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Rascals, I'm keeping you in my prayers.

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Today I baked sandwich buns.

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Tonight I baked the KAF whole wheat banana bread. I reduced the nuts a bit and added raisins and white chocolate chips. I haven't sliced into it yet so I don't know if it's good.

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I roasted a pork rib roast today.

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Every day is candy day for me.

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My mother in law lived in a rural area. The house was surrounded by fields. The house was old, not tight, with plenty of entry points. She would set snap traps. Then one day a pregnant cat showed up at the back door. My sister in law could never turn away a cat in need. She fed the cat and convinced her mother to let the cat stay at the back door area, which consisted of a small landing, stairs down to the basement and a small bath. The cats had her kittens and the mamma cat taught her young ones how to hunt, even though my MIL and SIL kept them well fed. Those cats were ferocious when it came to the local small wild life. They wouldn't let the cats out during the day to protect the birds. And the mice, they had no chance. Let cats out in the evening and they would instantly get mice. My MIL no longer had mice in the house. One cat wouldn't eat the heads, so it was common to see the walkway lined with mouse heads. Over the years, the cats passed away, but there is one surviving. She is more than 19 years old. It seems that fresh air, plenty of room to roam, Fancy Feast and fresh mouse agrees with the cats.

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I just ate but BakerAunt, you just made me hungry with that.

I made pizza. Pizza dough consisted of about 20% rye, 20% semolina and remainder split between white and whole wheat (KAF WWW). The sauce was from my homegrown tomatoes. Cheese was Mozzarella and Queso. In between the sauce and cheese was some ground pork and fresh mushrooms. It was delicious.

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