With the holidays coming up and a half a rotisserie chicken from Costco in the fridge on the verge of having to be thrown out, I decided to try out making my own chicken stock.  Of course you can buy this stuff in a can or carton but it will never have the rich flavor by doing it yourself.  As an added bonus it gives your whole house the aroma of Thanksgiving turkey in the oven as a little foreshadow of things to come. I started with…

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I decided to combine a couple of my favorite desserts this Thanksgiving and was pleasantly surprised with the results of my first pumpkin cheesecake (or cheesecake for that matter) Though the prospect of making a cheesecake may sound daunting it is actually pretty simple to make. Pumpkin cheesecake recipe Ingredients 1 graham cracker crust (homemade or store bought) 16 oz. of crème cheese (2 – 8 oz. packages) 2/3 cup brown sugar 1.5 cup of…

After having an abundance of cooked pumpkin after over purchasing on a couple of organic pie pumpkins I decided to make some pumpkin bread, here is the recipe I have had great success with. Ingredients 2 cups cooked pumpkin plus 1 cup or water or 16 oz can of canned pumpkin plus 1.25 cups water 3.5 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 3 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 1.5 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. nutmeg Directions…

Most of my time growing up and a majority of my adult life I have consumed many of my “home cooked” meals originating from packaged meals.  In my mind I did this for convenience, though I am out to prove that “Going Homemade” is less expensive, tastes better, and is better for your health.  Given I do have a busy schedule I also will be seeking out recipes that are simple and don’t require a couple years of culinary school to do…

Looking for more ways to use up some of my pumpkin puree and decided to make some pumpkin ice cream, though technically this should be called pumpkin frozen custard, either way it tastes great. Homemade frozen pumpkin ice cream recipe Ingredients 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract 2 cups heaving whipping cream 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 5 egg yolks 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt pinch…