Time For Dinner In A Pumpkin

Time For

Dinner In A Pumpkin

Until you try it....don't turn your nose up.

Warning....once you get past the whole

"Baking-Dinner-in-a-Pumpkin-Roadblock",

this will become a tradition every fall.

Yes, every fall.

For the recipe, click HERE, For more details, click HERE.

Cook up the filling, fill the pumpkin and Bake away.

This goes from oven to table...just like that! Easy and yummy!

Have you tried my Dinner In A Pumpkin recipe?

How did it turn out?

Did you like it?

Do you still think this is totally odd?

Try it...and tell me how it goes....

Gainesville or Bust

We are taking a much needed break this weekend as we head to Gainesville for Homecoming Weekend at University of Florida. The girls will miss school tomorrow (shhhh, dont tell Megan's LSU alum teacher). Being in Gainesville tomorrow ensures that we can attend the parade and enjoy the festivities and energy in every pocket of town. There is just nothing quite like Gainesville on the weekend during Football Season. If you have been there....you get what I am saying. There is just nothing quite like it.

We look forward to seeing Jeff and Alison, also. They are the ultimate Florida Gator fans and so much fun to be around. I am not sure Jeffrey will allow me inside the city limits without a batch of THESE. Fall is officially ushered in with the first batch of Jeffrey's all time favorites.

It's Great To Be A Florida Gator (or at least married to one) I married in to the Gator Nation.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

I am off to finish packing and baking....

Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares

Even if you are not a fan of Pumpkin Pie (like me...I don't like Pumpkin Pie..not one bit..) Try this! Even with my aversion to Pumpkin Pie, I LOVE Pumpkin in any other recipe and I mean in any recipe...especially this one! This is so easy and always a crowd pleaser. Am I the only person in America who does not like Pumpkin Pie? I dont like to eat it or make it (the whole pie crust thing is a challenge for me...I just dont have a lot of success in that department) Megan has been begging for Pumpkin Pie ever since we went to the Pumpkin Patch so I made these Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares for her and now she is sold! (she still wants some traditional Pumpkin Pie, also. Thank goodness for Costco Pumpkin Pies)

This post is for my friend, Liz! Enjoy!

1. Crust:

1 Package Yellow Cake Mix (minus 1 Cup set aside for topping)

1/2 Cup Butter, melted

1 Egg

Mix well and press into bottom of 9x13 greased baking dish.

2. Filling:

1 1/2 Cups Canned Pumpkin

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

2/3 Cup Milk

1/2 tsp Allspice

1/2 tsp Ground Cloves

2 Eggs

Mix well and pour over crust

3.Topping

1 Cup Reserved Cake Mix

1/4 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 Cup Butter

1/2 C. Chopped Nuts (optional)

Mix well until crumbly. Sprinkle over top of filling

Bake at 350* for 45-50 Minutes. Top with whipped cream when serving.