Graham's Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bars

I bet everyone is crazy getting the Thanksgiving dinner prepared.  I am as well so I put my son Graham on Pumpkin Bar duty.  These are always a crowd pleaser (NOT HEALTHY) and the kids LOVE them.  To go along with the usual Pumpkin pies and to decorate the dessert table at the same time, we decided to do this.  Hope you all have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!

 Put 1 small can pumpkin into a bowl

Beat in 4 eggs

Add 1 cup oil

And 2 cups sugar

Mix all together

Add 2 cups flour

 2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Mix all ingredients together and put into a greased 10X15 inch pan

Bake in a preheated oven on 350 for 30 minutes

Cool and frost with the following:

3oz. cream cheese (Softened)

6 tablespoons soft butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon milk

2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

Mix together until smooth and frost cake.

Decorate however you would like and serve.  Can be made up to 2 days in advanced then wrapped.

Tiffany's Baked Cranberry Sauce

Every year I get the same question... "How do you make that yummy cranberry sauce you made last year!"  So, here is the recipe!  It's super easy and so delicious that I make it for Christmas too.  Enjoy!

1 lb bag fresh organic cranberries

2 cups organic sugar

12 oz. bag of frozen whole raspberries, thawed

3 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur

1/2 cup organic sugar

Method

Spread rinsed and drained cranberries in a glass 9X13 baking pan (I always use my heart shaped pan...Just because I like to be different...smile).  Sprinkle evenly with 2 cups sugar, toss to coat.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until hot and bubbly and sugar is dissolved (about 40 minutes), stirring twice.  Gently stir in raspberries, liqueur and 1/2 cup sugar.  Refrigerate, covered.  I make this a couple days in advance and then I have less to do on the day of Thanksgiving.  Yummy and perfect to put on top of the Turkey sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving too.  Enjoy!

See I always put the cranberries in this cute pan to bake...It's the little things:)

Baked Cranberries

 I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!  We had to add a Herbed Persimmon Spoonbread to our Thanksgiving menu...per my husband!  Really, with all the other food we needed this too?  One of the big hits this Thanksgiving was the baked cranberries.  Here is the recipe which would be a wonderful addition to a Christmas dinner as well!

1 lb. bag fresh cranberries
2 cups sugar
1/2 (12oz) bag frozen whole raspberries, thawed
3 Tablespoons Orange-flavor liqueur
1/2 cup sugar

Method

Spread rinsed and drained cranberries in glass 9 X13 dish.  Sprinkle evenly with 2 cups sugar, toss to coat.  Bake in a preheated 350 oven until hot and bubbly and sugar is dissolved (about 45 minutes), stirring twice.  Gently stir in raspberries, liqueur and 1/2 cup sugar.  Refrigerate, covered for 3 hours or longer.

Baked Cranberries!