Monthly Archives: December 2012

A ‘Wow’ Sunday dinner

So far, in my search for new, lighter recipes during the holiday season, I have prepared a seafood, pork chop, vegetarian and pasta dish.  Three of the dishes made it into my ‘keeper’ file. It was time to prepare a … Continue reading

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Light, tasty Spaghetti Pie

As promised, I am back in the kitchen preparing light and healthy dishes to enjoy during the brief expanses of time between all our wonderful holidays.  At this point I am a little behind after being felled by a major … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Mousse Mini Desserts

I have fallen in love with making mini desserts especially after a very large meal.  So, when it came time to make a decision about what kind of dessert to make after Thanksgiving dinner I knew I would make something … Continue reading

Posted in Barefoot Contessa, cake, Celebrations, Dessert, Desserts, Event, Food, Ina Garten, petit fours, pie, pumpkin mousse, Recipe, streusel pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments