Christmas

2 7-ounce tubes or 2 8-ounce cans of almond paste, 1½ cups powdered sugar, unsifted, ½ t s

2 Pillsbury pie refrigerated crusts, 2½ cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix!), 1¼ cups d

⅓ cup kosher salt, ¼ cup sugar, ½ cup maple syrup, 2 T whole grain mustard, 1 t red pepper fla

1.5 T whole cumin, 2 t whole coriander seeds, 2 T olive oil, 1 onion, chopped, 4 cloves garlic,

3 sticks unsalted butter, melted, 2 cups sugar, ½ cup molasses, 2 whole eggs, lightly beaten,