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    Recipe Review

    This is me… So, today’s post is a review of some of my favorite recipes. Why? Choose the best answer. A. Waking up at 4:45 am has finally caught up with me and I have to… Concentrate. On. Every. Word. I. Say. B. Two week’s worth of mail is piled on my kitchen counter. Yes, that includes bills. C. I’m frantically trying to edit MYSTIC for the 7th or 8th time (I’ve lost count) and send it to the publisher who has already started designing the cover! Yay! D. I simply must paint my toenails hot pink or an adorable little second grader is going to be very disappointed. E. All of the above…

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    Pumpkin Bread Pudding Topped With Caramel

    It’s still hot in Florida but I can feel a slight change in the air. Fall is coming. Soon I’ll be able to open my windows and eat outside on lanai. It’s pumpkin season. Yay! Pumpkin bread pudding with caramel sauce tastes a bit like sweet pumpkin French toast. Ingredients: 1 15-ounce Can of pumpkin 2 Cups half and half 1 Tab. bourbon 1 Cup packed dark brown sugar 2 Tab. packed dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1/2 Cup golden raisins 10 Cups cubed Egg bread Caramel Sauce: 1 1/4 Cup packed dark brown…