Before you get pumpkin-ed up this season, make these pickles. They make a really fun addition to a Thanksgiving cheese plate or dessert spread. More

This pumpkin butter is lighter in flavor than traditional versions, with a delicate honey sweetness and pronounced zing from the fresh ginger. More

If you're going to put a creepy, crawly critter on the dining room table for Halloween, why not make it delicious? Making bread in the form of a caterpillar like this one is not only cute and clever, it's also practical. The body segments are perfect rolls, and the legs are bread sticks. There's no need for cutting—segments separate neatly with just a little tug. This would be great for a party or just for a fun dinner with the family. More

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According to the California Pizza Kitchen Family Cookbook, this recipe is "pumpkin pie on a pizza crust." This little jack-o-lantern gives a new life to the phrase "pizza pie," and from one pizza and pie lover to another, why not?... More

Photograph from concrete angel on Flickr In honor of Halloween, I wanted today's Serious Sandwich to be truly terrifying. Something that was both scary good, but also just plain scary. I think this one fits the bill. I don't... More