Category: Thanksgiving & Fall

Shiitake Mushroom Stuffing Recipe, Not Just For Thanksgiving

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[1] A delicious vegetarian/vegan stuffing with dried and fresh mushrooms (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Fresh cremini mushrooms (also spelled crimini) can be replaced with white button mushrooms (photo ©Christine Siracusa | Weusual | Unsplash). [3] These are fresh shiitake mushrooms (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [4] These are dried…
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Pumpkin Spice Popcorn Bars Recipe For Seasonal Snacking

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We remember the days when party guests went home with one small party favor. That got exploded into gift bags. But we think that less is more, so we tend to send guests home with a few homemade cookies or a slice of pie. This year, while there will certainly be pie “to go,” they’re…
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Pumpkin Pie Garnishes: Cookies & Other Pumpkin Pie Garnishes

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[1] Decorate with mini cookies and you’ve got a two-in-one dessert—plus a pretty pie garnish (photos # 1, #2, #3 and #7 © Williams Sonoma). [2] These “punches” produce mini cookies from conventional pie or cookie dough. They are available seasonally at Williams Sonoma and elsewhere. [3] Here, the cutouts are used to decorate the…
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FOOD FUN: Halloween Pasta With Pumpkin Sauce

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Staying in for Halloween? Want a quick and easy Halloween dinner? Here’s an idea from our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog. She made her own black pasta, and used canned pumpkin as the base for the sauce underneath. Her recipe is vegan, but we took an easier approach: We purchased the squid-ink pasta. Then,…
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Pumpkin Manicotti Recipe For Fall, Halloween & Thanksgiving

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[1] Pumpkin manicotti: comfort food for fall and winter (photo © Taste of Home). [2] Pumpkin gnocchi with butter sage sauce. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 © DeLallo). [3] This spicy pumpkin carbonara recipe is made with bucatini—thick spaghetti with a hole in the center. But you can substitute…
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