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Pumpkin Pie Brulee

Caramel would be perfect! But as tapioca said it can be heavy, so I would also serve it with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream to help balance it. The combination of gingerbread, vanilla and caramel is wonderful ... I might have to make some this weekend!

Libby's pumpkin pie

Using olive oil in a brownie recipe. Definitely not a good thing.

Mexican coke

Cheese and crackers or bread. Or plain pasta with some butter and Parmesan cheese.

@ljiwf, you should be fine with any ice cream that has a custard base, since they are usually cooked. you can do the philadelphia-style ice cream that has no egg, but you will get the best taste and texture from a custard based recipe.

If you do try and enjoy some of the ice creams on David Levovitz's website, then definitely check out his book, The Perfect Scoop. He has some great recipes. I have some other ice cream cookbooks, but I usually fall back on his.

My favorite thing to make in a cast iron pan is a Puff Pancake. The recipe I always use is from a Fine Cooking magazine, which you can also find here:
http://www.philipbarron.net/archives/puff-pancakes
I do find that you don't need to use as much butter as the recipes call for...i usually use 1/2 the amount.

Other than that, I don't use it for anything specific...they are great all around pans, and if it's well-seasoned enough it a great non-stick pan alternative.

The first time I made pie crust, I didn't cut the butter into the flour enough. So, when the pie baked, the huge chunks of butter I left caused the crust to melt off of the pie.

There's a vendor at the Alemany market in SF that has the best organic strawberries ... consistently great. Unfortunately the farm's name escapes me right now. Other than that, All Star Tamales for non-produce food.

Indian. or some additional Mexican recipes to complement the ones I already know.

Sunday breakfasts. My mom would make stacks and stacks of crepes. The thinnest, lightest, tastiest crepes ever. I would enjoy them with a sprinkle of brown sugar and some maple syrup. It was always crepes -- my mom never made pancakes -- as a kid, I probably had pancakes only a handful of times and only when eating out.

tomatoes and lemons