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Libby's Warns of Canned Pumpkin Shortage for Holiday

Uh-oh! Have you heard? Libby's, that ubiquitous Nestlé brand of canned pumpkin puree, so essential to Thanksgiving bakers, has announced that due to rainy weather and late harvests, there may b...

Recipe: Cream of Winter Squash and Tomato Soup

Squashes have been showing up at the farmer's markets and I've started buying a variety of them. They're pretty cheap right now, and they can keep for a few weeks or a few months depending on whether...

Cranberry and Chocolate: Decadent Thanksgiving Desserts
Woman's Day

After a heavy meal like a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, often all the dessert we want is a tiny sliver of pumpkin pie. Decadent is not a word that comes to mind, right after that epic meal. But we ...

Ready for Pie? Pumpkin Pie Five Ways

Are you craving pumpkin pie yet? We love pumpkin pie (especially when it's in a graham cracker crust) and so we're about to break out the pumpkin puree and the cinnamon. Here's a look back at five p...

Autumn Comfort Food: Pumpkin and Peanut Curry
Recipe Review

Making pumpkin soup is one of our Halloween week traditions. Last year, it was pumpkin tortilla. This year, we tried a Thai-inspired recipe for pumpkin curry with peanut butter and coconut milk. ...

Five Ways to Eat: Pumpkin

We're surrounded by pumpkin this time of year! Pumpkin is one of the most delicious gourds; its deep orange flesh and sweet flavor make it a wonderful food on the fall table. But you don't have to be ...

Autumn Supper: Savory Stuffed Pumpkin

Reader Jaime sent us a note about this stuffed pumpkin recipe she's been making for dinner lately, and it looked so spectacular we had to share it with all of you. ...

Creamy Decadence: Eight Ice Creams Perfect for Fall

We just acquired a new ice cream maker and there's no way we're waiting until next summer to put it to use! Besides, there are plenty of delicious seasonal ingredients that are just begging to be chur...

Tell Us: What Fall Foods Do You Use for Decoration?

Pumpkins are a natural, of course, and gourds and squash hold up nicely on a dining room table or mantle for several weeks. Anyone got anything quirky or different to share? ...

Cooking with Pumpkin: From Whoopie Pies to Goulash
Bon Appétit

We cooked with raw pumpkin once last year, and it was a disaster. But these recipes are giving us new courage. Some are made with canned pumpkin, yes, but others use a specific pumpkin that is the b...

DIY Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte (Just Like Starbucks!)

Many fans of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte eagerly wait for it to show up on menus again in the Fall. It made its annual re-appearance last week. However, for those of us on a budget, those little ...

Bring On Autumn! Pumpkin Spiced Baked Goods

In another month or two, we'll probably be groaning at the mere mention of a recipe with pumpkin spices...but not now! Right now we're definitely ready for some pumpkin-y treats, warm from the oven an...

Look! Pumpkin Casserole Dish

One of our favorite dishes this winter has been a recipe for pumpkin casserole that we brought back from France. So this actual pumpkin casserole really caught us! ...

Making the Most of Squash

It's winter, which means there's a lot of squash in the markets right now. Big ones. People have been writing in and asking us what they can do with all these squashes. They can be a little intimid...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: San Rafael

Bright orange carrots. Recipe suggestion: Carrots in Marsala. Last Sunday, I went to the San Rafael Farmer's Market, which is in full winter swing. Christmas trees and cider were there, along with ...

Pumpkin Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #29

Recipe: Denise of Chez Us' Pumpkin Pie Category: Classic Well, this is it! The last pie recipe of our 2008 Bakeoff. This means that we'll move on to voting a little later today - please come and vote...

Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #25

Recipe: Stephanie's Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets Category: Classic Here is the second entry from enterprising pie-baker Stephanie; she also entered the Original category with her mouthwatering peanut butt...

Pumpple Pie (Pumpkin & Apple!)
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #22

Recipe: Jennifer's Pumpple Pie (Pumpkin & Apple!) Category: Original Pumpkin AND apple! What a pie! We had a hard time deciding which category to put this into, but we ultimately decided that suc...

French Pumpkins: Potimarron

While in France last week I thoroughly enjoyed prowling the morning market, its stretch of tables brilliant with fruit, vegetables, and delicious local specialties. Here's the local variety of pumpkin...

Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #11

Recipe: Stirling's Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Pie Category: Classic We do love pumpkin pie; it's a classic for a reason. Here's Stirling's entry into this classic form of pie. She bakes up one of the pr...

Recipe: Pumpkin Crumb Cakes

In our last open discussion thread, reader Erin asked if there was a way to adapt a recipe that used cake mix. Coincidentally, we had already adapted the example she cited - a cozy pumpkin crumb cake....

Recipe: Pumpkin Tortilla Soup

Tortilla soup is something we enjoy any time of year but especially in autumn, when we savor the warmth of chiles and cumin and toasty corn tortillas. This vegan version of the soup also incorporates ...

A Bread-and-Cheese-Filled Pumpkin from Dorie Greenspan

Still thinking about what to serve on Halloween tomorrow? How about this? Dorie Greenspan calls it a "recipe in progress." We call it yum......

Midwest Food Roundup: The Great Pumpkin (Debate)

In this week's roundup, we've got a debate over fresh pumpkin vs. canned, complete with recipes for both, plus more Halloween and election eats....

Try This: Chicken and Pumpkin Stir-Fry from Donna Hay

We wish we had a bigger picture of this dish, but even a small image looks colorful and delicious to us. We talk a lot about pumpkin this time of year, but it is usually in the context of pie or soup ...