I’ve got a little bonus recipe to share with you.  This doesn’t contain any of the challenge ingredients on this year’s list but it’s so tasty that I thought you should have the recipe.  Almonds, candied with pumpkin pie spices.  So good! If you want your house to smell like Autumn, this will do it!… 

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When my friend Laurie suggested Jagermeister as an ingredient for this year’s 52 project, I was concerned.  I’ve never been a fan and wasn’t sure how to incorporate it.  Then it was Autumn, I was getting down to the nitty-gritty of the ingredient list and realized the black licorice-like flavor would go great with pumpkin!… 

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I am all about pumpkin this time of year. I love the warm, comforting foods of Autumn and pumpkin is without a doubt my favorite ingredient this season, following closely by squash and apples. This week I share with you a Pumpkin Pistachio Bundt Cake. This cake is a slightly modified version of Kristen’s recipe. … 

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I’ve reached the place in the list of 52 Ingredients where I’m seriously challenged.  Challenged both in finding the ingredients and in coming up with ways to use them.  This week’s ingredient, prickly pear cactus, was really tough to locate in my  and even trickier to incorporate into a Sweet but I found a way…. 

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This week I’m sharing with you one of my favorite cookies, the buttery, flaky Almost Linzer cookie.  These are an *almost* Linzer cookie because they do not include the traditional ground almonds.  The ingredient I’ve chosen to incorporate from this year’s challenge list is Lingonberry Jam.  I used a jar from IKEA. I also used… 

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I’ve been lucky the last few years, getting to spend a couple weeks of my Summer working in Kentucky.  While I’ve worked all over the country and quite a bit of the world, I really enjoy Kentucky.  The folks are friendly, the food is comforting and delicious and there’s bourbon, lots and lots of bourbon…. 

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