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Concord Grape Jack O’Lantern Punch
Makes 1 big pumpkin’s worth of punch Ingredients 2 cups turbinado or raw sugar 2 cups water 2 cups fresh concord grapes, smashed 3 cardamom pods, crushed 2 cinnamon sticks, cracked 2 teaspoons nutmeg, freshly grated 1 inch piece of ginger, sliced thin Large Jack O Lantern, seeds removed and cleaned but not carved (…
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DARK CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN TRUFFLES WITH SPICED PUMPKIN SEEDS
Makes about 30 truffles Ingredients ½ cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoon ground spiced pumpkin seeds ¼ cup pumpkin puree½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nut meg ½ teaspoon ground white pepper 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet  dark chocolate, chopped cocoa powder mixed with a little pumpkin…
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PUMPKIN CANNELLONI WITH CARAMELIZED PUMPKIN SPICED ONIONS AND CONCORD GRAPE SAUCE
Serves 6 Ingredients 2 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 6 fresh sage leaves, chopped fine ½ cup hazelnuts, toasted 1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups pumpkin, prebaked, peeled and  pureed ½ cup parmesan cheese 12  premade  fresh pasta sheets Melted butter Pumpkin…
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PUMPKIN ICE CREAM WITH MAPLE & SAGE GLAZED PECAN NIBBLES
Makes 4 cups Ingredients 2 cups whole milk 1 cup heavy cream ½ cup sugar in the raw 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated 1 teaspoon cinnamon, freshly grated 1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt4 egg yolks, whisked 1 cup pumpkin puree Maple & Sage Glazed Pecan Nibbles (recipe follows)…