Mile High Pumpkin Pecan Pie

My reason for making this pie had nothing to do with living 37 feet above the Mile High City.  Combining the two most popular holiday pie flavors into one meant there would be only one leftover pie.  Because we all know, leftover pie is always begging to be eaten.  Just one bite here...then one more...before you know it, you've finished it off just standing at the counter.

This pie does involve a few more steps than your basic pumpkin pie.  I made the dough for the crust two days earlier.

Secret Santa Food Exchange

This past holiday season I left my comfort zone and decided to participate in a Secret Santa Gift Exchange with a group of people I didn't know.  Let me rephrase that...although I don't know them personally, I do know they share in my passion for food, cooking and entertaining, and I mean that in a good way.   
My recipient's post:

I received the most lovely Food52 SWAP package from Mile High Lori!  Everything was from scratch and organic.  Bourbon sea salt caramels, pumpkin bread, cranberry cookies, pumpkin granola, white chocolate cookies and beautiful hand sewn napkins.   The best of all was the handmade soaps that read “just add water”!   The gift that keeps on giving!

Bringing in the New Year

Like everyone else, I can't believe it's 2014...already. Every year I ask the same question..where did the year go?  Seems like I put all the Christmas decorations away just the other day, when actually that was a year ago.  I need to look forward to other things, like the fact that my mandarin orange tree is full of fruit. It's great to be able to grow fresh fruit inside during the winter.  

Since the next three months will keep me mostly indoors, I've got reading material already lined up.