Sonny's Kitchen

I got this recipe out of some magazine years ago. I've since tweaked it a bit. Try as I might, I have yet to discover a pumpkin pie recipe more phenomenal than this one. I hope it makes your Thanksgiving wonderful!

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Mix together 2 cups canned pumpkin, 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk, 2 large eggs, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Pour mixture into a deep dish pie shell (either homemade or store bought).

Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 F.

While that bakes, combine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, 2 tbs. flour, and 3/4 tsp. cinnamon. Cut in 2 tbs. unsalted butter and mix until crumbly. Stir in 3/4 cup chopped pecans.

It's snowing here, but that gross snow where the skies are grey and the roads are slush and only flurries are falling from the clouds. The kind of snow that makes you want to stay in your pajamas all day and eat baked goods. Here's a quick and easy mug recipe:

Take a really big mug

Add 1/4 cup flour of your choosing (I use whole wheat)

Add 1/4 cup sugar (or 1/8 cup sugar, 1/8 cup stevia)

Add 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Add 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Add 3 tablespoons water

Add a pinch of salt

Stir well

Put a heaping spoonful of nutella on top of the mixture

Microwave for one minute and forty seconds