Happy Thanksgiving!

I made pie--apple betty and pumpkin. We also had a champagne turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, yums, and más. Very yum. There was also a teepee and a lot of war paint. One of the more exciting, delish, and fantastic Thanksgiving's I've had in a long while! Apple Betty Pie


4 Cups peeled and sliced tart apples

1/4 Cup orange juice

2/3 Cup white sugar

1/4 Cup brown sugar

3/4 Cup flour

1/2 Cup butter (1/4 Cup works fine)

1/2 tsp/ cinnamon

1/4 tsp. Nutmeg

dash salt

Mound apples in buttered 9” pie plate

Sprinkle w/ orange juice

Combine sugar, flour, spices, and salt

Cut in butter until crumbly

Scatter over apples

Bake 375 for 45 minutes or until apples are done, and

topping is crisp and lightly browned.

(sorry for the huge font--I'm failing at cutting and pasting...)

Pumpkin Pie (none of that canned pumpkin nonsense here)

Cut pumpkin in half crosswise. Remove seeds and strings. Place in a pan, shell side up; bake at 325 for an hour or until tender and begins to fall apart.

Scrape the pulp from shell and put in blender.

2 cups cooked, blended pumpkin

1 ½ cups evaporated milk (low-fat is ok)

2 slightly beaten eggs

*** Mix together in separate bowl ***

¼ cup brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

½ tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Cinnamon

½ tsp. Ginger

¼ tsp. Nutmeg

1/8 tsp. Cloves

Add to pumpkin mixture

Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes at 425, then reduce heat to 350 and bake 45 minutes to an hour (or more) or until knife comes out clean. Eat with mucho whipped cream.