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i've been making a lot of pie and testing out lipsticks at cvs.
november has come and went and i miss it. november is better than december.
see: november beach.
and thanksgiving.
it was a good time. every year we have the same 40ish person thanksgiving with neighbors and friends. there's always a cocktail hour with stray pitchers of margaritas.
there's always smoked turkey and drunk parents.
someone attempted the twerk.
and i made round dessert.
the larger bear is me and the little bear is a day-after-thanksgiving sandwich.
here is the part where i geek out on desserts.
01.
pumpkin layer cake.
for the top. dang these are good, they win best holiday garnish.
02. the pumpkin pie.
in actuality it's a butternut squash pie. i'd been wanting to try out this butternut squash pie recipe
no one would know it's not pumpkin pie, and i dig the pinch of cayenne in the spices.
03. sticky toffee puddings baked in mini bundts at work.
04. salted caramel cheesecake pie. base recipe found here.
i used a graham crust insted of gingersnap.
i cut the sugar to 1 cup. i used an extra salty caramel for the caramel puddle. and sprinkled the top with maldon
i think this pie could be even better. it's screaming for you to throw caution to the wind and add in a dense cakey brownie layer.
to serve it, i showered the top with them sugared cranberries to cut some of the richness. i didn't get to try it with the cranberries because i was too full and it disappeared fast. but in my head it tastes awesome.
05. apple crostata. aka. free-form apple pie with crumb topping. i used
ina garten's recipe, it was straightforward and classic ina buttery deliciousness.