Pumpkin does indeed pair well with bacon, and any other pork product you might like to try. Just remember to cut the sweetness and spices, or your pie will taste like dessert with bacon=yuk. We omitted the vanilla extract, ginger, and cloves, and cut the brown sugar to 1/2cup, and half/half to 2/3cup to make pie less jiggly. Added some chopped onion-to your own taste-and a 1/4tsp. nutmeg. My sons ate it all at one sitting. You can subs. shredded cheese for some of the cream cheese called for , maybe 3/4 cup, haven't tried it yet. Thanks Crawford for this versatile and tasty combination!

Reviewed On: Nov. 21, 2009

This wonderfully satisfying recipe is very similar to one I have from the old McCalls Cooking School cookbook from 1976. The parsley dumplings are the absolute best dumplings ever, and really add a nice touch. My sons experimented by adding a touch of garlic and onion powder to the bisquit mix--fantastic! Try this recipe, you won't be sorry! 6 STARS! My husband likes the dumplings made with chopped chinese parsley for a slightly oriental flavor. As you can see, we've made this recipe many times, and never get tired of it. Just wonderful.

Reviewed On: Nov. 6, 2009

We used packaged cole slaw mix, added a cup of crushed fresh bean sprouts, a 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion-whole stalk, subtituted craisns for the raisins, left out the coconut, added a cup of crumbled imitation lump crab meat. No Marzetti's dsg. in our market, so tried papaya seed dsg,and oriental dsg [at different times]; both worked well, we thought. Crumbled-up wontons on the top are a good addition, also. Fresh pineapple in small pieces make a lot of difference-better! An easy recipe that is easy to improvise!

Reviewed On: Sep. 26, 2009