cooked my pumpkin a few days prior. I scooped the pumpkin and put it into a food processor. This worked great for the consistency of the pie. I did increase spices to 1T. as others suggested. Only 1 person thought it was too spicey. There was enough for 2 pies. I also didnt get a full 2 cups from my pumpkin. I gave the recipe 5 stars, but i'd give my pie 4 stars. I think I would like more pumpkin and less cloves (I used individual spices). Although I got 2 pies, the sweetness was perfect. Both pies were done in 50 minutes. They taste less spicey today, but they were still good last night.

Reviewed On: Oct. 30, 2009

I used 2T of coconut oil instead of of butter. I used 2 bananas and 4T of applesauce, like someone suggested. I added 1t of vanilla, and 1/8t of cloves, I think 1/4t would be even yummier. I like the cloves in the batter better than the cinnamon, adds more holiday kick. With more modifications/ adjustments these will be 5 stars. I added the crumb topping at 10 minutes, but next time I will add it around 7 minutes, because they were almost done cooking by 10 min. I will also reduce the total cook time to 15min. My oven had been on for a long time already, so maybe thats why they cooked so quickly. Walnuts are sooo good in these.

Reviewed On: Oct. 21, 2009

Yum! Make sure you rinse the quinoa before you cook it. I sauteed the veggies for 3 1/2 minutes, instead of 7. I didn't want them too over cooked. I didn't use sage, and I'm glad I didn't. Use some chicken thighs with this, it really makes a tastier dish. I cooked the chicken in veggie stock, saved the remaining liquid after they were done, and drizzled it into the pilaf with the chicken for the last step. It helped incorporate the chicken flavor through out, instead of just pilaf with some chicken stirred in. I did reduce it to 2 carrots instead of 3, and didn't notice a carrot shortage at all. I find that an initial rinse of quinoa in a pour spout measuring cup, then pouring it into a cheese cloth, making like a tennis ball shape with it, works fantasticly. Then I can strain it and squeeze it right under the water, it's very quick and effective. (I don't have a mesh screen) Just add a little more quinoa, to make up for what gets stuck in the cloth. Next time I'm going to add some curry, or maybe some coconut milk.

Reviewed On: Oct. 20, 2009