Thursday, November 17, 2011

Pumpkin Galore!

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is one week away!  I'm excited about it, but also a little weirded out that it's almost here already!  Where has time gone this year?!

I can't wait to start preparing, making goodies and enjoying family and the little traditions John and I have started over the years!  Our first married Thanksgiving!  Nothing in our plans will change from the past few years, but it's still a fun little milestone!

I thought I'd share some dessert recipes today that are or at least look delicious so you can start prepping for them if you're so inclined to try any.

I found this recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake online.  
A local radio station mentioned it this week and it looks tasty and easy!  I haven't tried it yet, but it's tempting!

I've also mentioned the Pumpkin Cookies and Pumpkin Bread here.


Finally, the traditional dessert: Pumpkin Pie!  
(The link also has a recipe for Apple Pie if pumpkin isn't your thing)

And if you're looking for something for breakfast, the lovely Meg from Henning Love posted an amazing Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll recipe too!  I can't wait to try that one this weekend!

What are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions??
Mine is running the Turkey Trot 5K the morning of Thanksgiving every year, then getting ready for the first meal (John's family's) while watching the Macy's Day parade.  And spending the day with our families!

What desserts do you have every Thanksgiving?? 

9 comments:

Amanda said...

The closest Turkey Trot to me is like 40 minutes away :( So I think I'll be doing my annual run by myself. All of these pumpkin things look delicious. I have a box of Pumpkin bread mix that I might need to make!

Jessica said...

YUM pumpkin cheesecake!

Café Moka said...

I love pumpkin pie!

henning love said...

oh pumpkin cheesecake now that sounds amazing! my favorite thanksgiving tradition is doing a turkey trot too and then eating the food in the afternoon :-)

Meg O @watchmegorun said...

yum love pumpkin everything. just bought pumkin egg nog today...so good! I did the turkey trot for the first time last year and will do it again this year too. It's a great way to get moving on a day when you eat a million calories. Pumpkin pie is my fav dessert on thanksgiving, but i'm willing to try any other yummy treats

Vanessa @ Gourmet Runner said...

This year will be my first Thanksgiving with my hubby in America, and his first ever actual celebration! So lots of new traditions to start :)

Melissa Jo said...

MMM , i love everything pumpkin! However, I was pretty upset this morning when Panera told me they didn't have the pumpkin spice latte anymore, just the peppermint one for this season. I think they forgot Thanksgiving hasn't happened YET!

Jamie said...

Mmmm! Holiday desserts are the best!

Nikki said...

I will miss pumpkin flavored items now that peppermint is being forced upon us all! haha

On a side note, I gave you a little blog award today :) Check it out: http://raindropsonwednesday.blogspot.com/2011/11/liebster-award.html