by Tammy McFarlen Ingredients: - 1 (15 ounce) can puree Pumpkin - 1 (10 ounce) can Evaporated Milk - 1 cup light brown sugar - 3 eggs - 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice - 1 box yellow cake mix - 1 cup (2 sticks) butter melted - 1 cup coarsely crushed Ritz crackers or...
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Tammy’s jack-o’-lantern is based off of the UT Dallas mascot Temoc. Temoc (Comet spelled backwards) is already a creepy guy but she made him even creepier for a Halloween event.
I love carving jack-o-lanterns but I’m a traditionalist. I like the triangle eyes and the big toothy mouth. I like the silliness of that face glowing out of the dark. Last year I helped my daughter carve her jack-o-lantern and it was more scary than silly, but I loved...
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