Does Anybody Really Like Pumpkin Pie???

I’m already making plans for Turkey Day, and giving serious consideration to what desserts I should make. Every year, in addition to other desserts, I make the mandatory pumpkin pie. In keeping with tradition, everybody eats a sliver of pumpkin pie, mostly as a vehicle for a big blob of homemade whipped cream, then they move on to bigger and better things.

I’m thinking this year, I’ll just buck tradition and make a pumpkin praline torte instead. Still pumpkin, still whipped cream, but with pecans…and carmelized topping….and, well, yum!

Then, because you just can’t never have enough dessert, I think I’ll make a berry tart, probably an apple pie, and maybe something chocolate, just to cover all the bases. Maybe some brandied, chocolate covered cherries. I usually make those for Christmas, but since I’m bucking tradition, why not just let it fly?

Dang, I guess I’ll have to make a turkey and some other stuff before I can have dessert. Bother. Hmmm…you think that will be enough dessert for ten people????

Author: MOM

Cards on the table, I'm NOT a chef. Most of the time, I don't really even like to cook. But, I ALWAYS love to eat!....and I've had a lifetime of great cooks in my family showing me what good food's supposed to taste like. People are always asking me for recipes, asking what I'm cooking, so here you go. What I cook is probably as bizarre as my kids think I am. Sometimes healthy, sometimes artery clogging. Sometimes gourmet, sometimes just a quick fix to fill an empty place. Sometimes secret Italian family recipes, sometimes quick dump and stir out of cans. That's the way I roll. Take what you please, leave the rest. It's not brain surgery.