I love Thanksgiving and Pumpkins and anything made with Pumpkin but often times these are not the easiest on our waistlines.  This is why I love this pumpkin dessert which I serve instead of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or other special autumnal dinners.  I use Carriage Pumpkin or Cheese Pumpkin which is smoother and less […]

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I am a lover of all puddings and few things are as comforting as homemade chocolate
pudding.  I am often repelled by the appearance of some of these “scary” desserts that
adults concoct for Halloween so I thought about just putting a “ghostly” topping of
whipped cream on these pudding glasses to please both children and adults on
Halloween.  […]

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It’s just a bit cooler on the North Fork in October with the verdant of summer still hanging on.  Tomatoes remain on the vines and the blossoms of Verbena and Yarrow remain bright in my garden.  The peppermint and spearmint continue to chase throught the garden and it appears that summer is hanging on despite the drop in temperature.  Oyster […]

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