11/21/2012- Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Easy and SO yummy. Essentially it's just the filling of pumpkin pie put into a crock pot. Either way, we gobbled it up (<--see what I did there?).

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I'm pretty sure the recipe is the exact same as the pumpkin pie recipe, just crustless. Throw some whipped topping in after it cools and you're golden. So yummy.

Mine wasn't as creamy as the photo is, the edges of it got a bit...hard? That's not the right word but it's the only one I can think of.

Pumpkin Spice Latte- Crock Pot!

Following my previous post, Noah got his steamer and I got a pumpkin spice latte (decaf) and it reminded me I had a Pin for that. A crock pot one at that.

After we got home, I looked it up and saw we had all the ingredients (minus the whipped cream I ate the day before....). After debating all day if I should make it or not, I whipped up a batch and set it. The house smells divine and it taste almost exactly like the one from Starbucks. So much so, that I decided to put it in my cup from there!

It was too hot for me to get instant gratification from, so to cool it off, I added two spoonfulls of Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream! SO GOOD.

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10/28/2012- Balsamic Chicken and Pumpkin Pancakes

With Hurricane Sandy coming, I decided I needed to make as much food as I could. So, I started with 15 balsamic chicken drumsticks. That's a lot of chicken. Not so much, though, when it's absolutely divine.

I even wanted to eat the marinade. That's how good it was. Very simple too, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and honey. The recipe says you don't have to marinade it, but I always find the skin only has the flavor. Hopefully, by letting it sit for a while, it'd soak it up.

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While those were cooking and Aaron had Noah downt he street at a birthday party, I decided to use the last of my pumpkin puree. I had used some of it for my pumpkin pie oatmeal and had about a cup left. If the power went out, I didn't want to lose that awesome pumpkin. I searched around Pinterest and found this pin for pumpkin pancakes! Perfect!

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I threw them into bags when they cooled and put them in the fridge. Thankfully we never lost power. Noah's been asking for them though, so they aren't sticking around long! Guess I"ll have to make more. I'm hoping to get a new waffle maker soon, so maybe this would make yummy pumpkin waffles?

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal and "World's Best" Taco Soup

I love pumpkin. I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin coffee, muffins, cake, everything pumpkin. So when I saw the pumpkin pie oatmeal, it was a given I needed to eat it. It was really simple to make and would have been better if I had pecans. I will say, though, it needed about a tablespoon of sugar. The syrup didn't quite cut it for me.

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That night I also made "The Worlds Best Taco Soup". Needless to say, it was good...but not the "worlds best". I did omit the peppers and salsa simply because I hate peppers (please don't stone me). The Rote'l tomatoes made it really spicy, but some cheese and cornbread made it much better. Aaron and I agreed it was essentially chili with taco seasoning. Still good though.

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