To celebrate fall, I hoped to make my mom's delicious pumpkin cobbler recipe. Two main ingredients of it are canned pumpkin and yellow cake mix. After a frustrating 2 hrs and three grocery stores here in Hawera, I couldn't find either ingredient. The stockpeople looked at me like I had three eyes when I said "canned pumpkin". Sadness!
However, after a little venting through social media (Thank you, Facebook!) a week later I received a package from a lovely friend with both ingredients inside!!! I decided to attempt a pumpkin pie instead. Yesterday (Thanksgiving), I stopped at the grocery store after the gym planning to just buy a pie shell and head home to bake. While strolling the aisles, I got a *little* homesick for a Thanksgiving meal. Then the shopping spree began! And within 2 hours, I had shopped and prepped a mini Thanksgiving feast!
Giving thanks for all the support and love from my blog readers!
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
When I lived in England, someone very lovingly made me a Thanksgiving dinner, British style. I brought the pumpkin pie (made from scratch and everything). I was the only one who ate it. Apparently it is very American and no one else likes the taste of pumpkin with cinnamon and cloves. Did anyone at work like it? I'm just curious! I guess it's nice we have a very American holiday (along with 4th of July). But you certainly feel it when you're not here! :)
ReplyDeleteAll the comments were positive except one guy shockingly said, "It's sweet!". Probably because most "pies" here are meat pies and more of the savory type. To be honest, I could care less if they enjoyed it--- cuz *I* sure did :)
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