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• Impossible pumpkin chai flan cake

Picture this…..Thanksgiving, 25 years or so ago. Tasks assigned over the phone just weeks before, each sibling was given a job to do. The host was in charge of roasting the turkey and making the gravy, the baker in the family made the desserts and the rolls, the sisters-in-law shared the sides and condiments, the brothers-in-law brought the wine and cider, the children, well, were children. Mom & Dad sat at their place of honor, at the ends of the table, and smiled at all the hustle-bustle and chaos of what was a very traditional Thanksgiving dinner. It was a welcome nuisance. No one seemed to mind, everyone going about their appointed tasks. Over glasses of wine, families and lives were updated, recipes were swapped, place settings were determined, the turkey was carved and the children, well, were children, but were finally seated at their table. It was a Norman Rockwell scene. Over the years, even as the families grew, moved away and time marched on, the table no longer needs a size adjustment, the respected places of honor are now occupied by the eldest siblings and the children’s table is a plant stand, our Thanksgiving dinner was kept as traditional as it could be. So, even when the desserts and rolls are purchased, the condiments are in glass jars, the appetizers are healthier and smaller, whoever can, still sits down together and gives thanks. This year, nostalgia set in and I really wanted to bake a homemade dessert or two, and make my famous Parker House rolls. Unfortunately, nostalgia forgot to tell work, and once again leisure time is limited. Instead of my baking plans being squashed, I just squashed 3 recipes into 1 and am making an ImpossiblePumpkinChaiFlan Cake, a baking concept brought back from an era that is as old as that Norman Rockwell scene.

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