pumpkin pie and pumpkin......somethings?

this is quickly becoming a food blog, completely by accident!

earlier tonight i sent ang a text that went something like this:

"this is the place where all good kitchen experiments should start."

and lo and behold! i was right!  i started out with a simple pumpkin pie (canned pumpkin, condensed milk, sub agave and maple syrup for sugar, spices, ya know, the basics) and came up with this:  (err, i realized a  little too late that i dont have any real pie pans.  so i improvised.)

its still in the oven, on a little lower temp than normal, and im hoping the crust doesnt burn before the inside is done...we'll see.  but i do have a backup plan for the rest of the batch of filling.

then, the further into the glass of wine i got, the more inspired i became to try something different.  i took pie filling, and added some stuff - cream cheese, ricotta cheese, raisins, almond flour, flaxseed meal, coconut and made it into a batter/dough.  then i rolled it into balls (i only made five) and rolled them in sesame seeds.  the first experimental batch is in the oven.  fingers crossed.

now we wait and see!