Today’s recipe is a beautiful example of what it truly means to be thankful. My friend, Pauline Byron, is originally from Holland and grew up in South Africa. When she moved to the U.S. some 20 years ago and became a U.S. citizen, she embraced all it means to be an American. Thanksgiving is one of her favorite holidays.
But Pauline doesn’t have the extended family that a lot of us do here in the states that she can visit for the traditional celebration of the Thanksgiving meal. So she bakes Pumpkin Bread for all of her “U.S. family” to say, each and every year, just how thankful she is for them.

I’ve been the lucky recipient of her delicious efforts ever since our kids where in kindergarten together 17 years ago. Without fail, every Thanksgiving she shows up on my doorstep with a freshly baked loaf of spicy pumpkin bread and a handwritten note telling me how much she loves and treasures our friendship. Because this year, she and I won’t be living in the same city at Thanksgiving, she has shared her recipe with me. And I wanted to share it with you. Pauline’s Pumpkin Bread is truly a food to be thankful for!