• 1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 cup Pumpkin Puree (canned pumpkin just fine)
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries or raisins
• 1 medium red apple and/or green pear, cored and thinly sliced (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons honey

Pumpkin Rice Pudding With Cranberries And Apples

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• 3 large Yukon gold potatoes, peeled           
• 1 yellow
  onion
• juice of 2 lemons
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green
  onions
• 5 teaspoon kosher
  salt
• 1/4 cup all
  purpose flour
• 1 whole egg
• olive oil as needed   

For the goat cheese mousse:

• 3/4 cup soft goat cheese                 
• 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh
  chopped chives
• 1/2 cup heavy
  cream
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

For the Apple and Walnut Marmellata:

• 1  cup seasoned
  rice wine vinegar
• 1 pound granny
  smith apples
• 2 ounces walnut
  pieces
• 1/2 pound granulated
  sugar
• 1 sprig rosemary
• pinch kosher salt

For the Curly Endive and Pomegranate Salad:

• 1 head curly
  endive
• 1/2 cup pomegranate
  seeds
• 2 tablespoons canola
  oil
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate
  vinegar (Cider vinegar can be used to substitute)
• pinch kosher salt
• pinch black
  pepper
• 3 mint
  leaves, finely sliced

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• 2 large (1 inch thick) pork chops, bone in
• 1 large Granny Smith apple
• 1 Sweet onion, sliced in rings
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper 

Seared Pork Chops

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• 5 large sweet potatoes (about 5 lbs)
• 3 Golden Delicious apples
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Roasted Apples and Sweet Potatoes in Honey-Bourbon Glaze

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• 12 large apples, peeled and coarsey chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 lemon, sliced

Spiced Applesauce variation

Substitute 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar for 1 cup sugar.  Omit lemon slices and add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves and prepare as directed.

Homemade Applesauce

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• 4 medium tart cooking apples, sliced (4 cups)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Cream or Ice cream (optional)

Apple Crisp

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• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 lbs boneless pork shoulder cut into 1 inch pieces (pork butt OK too)
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco or other favorite hot sauce
• 3 cups butternut squash, raw, diced
• 2 cups brussels sprouts, each cut in half
• 1 large apple, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped

Cider-braised Spicy Pork Stew

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• 2 packages of raspberry gelatin (3 ounces)
• 3 cups orange juice
• 2 unflavored gelatin (1/4 ounce)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 3 cups fresh cranberries
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored cut into wedges
• 2 oranges, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Molded Cranberry Salad

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• 1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 large tart cooking apples cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (half a stick) butter
• 1 Tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace

Note: Cutting up the butternut squash is the most difficult part of this recipe. Then all you need do is put everything in a casserole and bake it in the oven for an hour. Make it a day ahead of time and just heat it up in the oven (while the turkey's resting) before serving.

Butternut Squash with Apple and Cranberry

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• 1 lb chicken breast, poached in seasoned water
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fine chopped walnuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons chopped sun dried cranberries
• 1/2 small granny smith apples, diced in 1/4-inch squares 
• 1½ tablespoons green onion cut on bias
• salt, to taste
• red pepper, to taste 
• 2 heads Belgium Endive

Endive and Chicken Salad

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