Weekend Dishes

We celebrated our friend Matt's birthday this past weekend, and Shayne and I decided to make two dishes for the celebration: lobster mac and cheese and mini pumpkin pies. We went through one round of these mini pumpkin pies before, so I decided to make them again for the party. Instead of using a mini muffin tin, I used a regular size muffin tin. Part of the original plan was to head out to eat as a group, but when the group size kept getting larger it was easier for us to all have dinner together at the host's house and bring dishes. One of the specialties of the place we were going to eat at is a lobster grilled cheese, so Shayne decided to make lobster mac and cheese instead. He followed this recipe here, and everyone loved it! We'll definitely be making it again for the holidays.

Use ready made pie crusts and roll the dough a little bit thinner to get more mini crusts out of the recipe!

A drinking glass helps cut the perfect size pie crusts for a muffin tin

I always use a little more pumpkin then the recipe calls for!

Finished Product! Top with melted chocolate!

Gruyere

Extra Sharp Cheddar

Onions, garlic, and shallots

Heavy Cream

Almost done! Place finished product in a casserole dish, top with bread crumbs, and bake in the oven until the top is crispy!