Really, it's just as good or even better than pumpkin pie

I may not have been Better Than Pumpkin Pie's biggest cheerleader when I initially wrote about it.

Turns out, the pie gets better with time. The spices come through. And the sweetness isn't as overpowering as it is when the pie first comes out of the oven.

The pie is so good that Ben gobbled up over half of it. With the exception of my initial slice, I only snuck bites in here and there. I baked the pie Friday night, and it was gone by yesterday afternoon. Yummy but oh so naughty.

I encourage you to make the pie for Thanksgiving or Christmas or for a dinner party. We're having it again on Friday night because Ben is inviting friends over for a steak dinner.

Well, I'm off to make pumpkin cupcakes for a dinner party tonight. 'Tis the season. Winter is here early.

Better than Pumpkin Pie

Sometimes my favorite fall days are the crappy ones. The ones when it rains all day, is cold and dreary.

Today was that day.

I knew it was coming. I am a chronic forecast checker. And so I planned how I would spend my day -- hanging at home, baking and watching TV with the world's cutest dog. Today was a perfect day to bake my first pie.

We had leftover butternut squash from the weekend. After a quick scan on the net for butternut squash recipes, I found this one. Better than Pumpkin Pie is good. Is it truly better than pumpkin pie? I'll leave that for you to judge.

I found it to taste heavy on sugar and light on spice, even though I added a little more than a pinch each of the spices required. That's saying a lot because I looooove sweets. Next time, I will reduce the amount of brown sugar and add a little more spice.

I would post a picture, but I already cut into the pie and it doesn't look nearly as beautiful as it did when I pulled it out of the oven. So you will just have to trust that I did a decent job with it.

Let the fall and winter baking continue!