Huxtable Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

I grew up eating sweet potato pie during the holidays. As a matter of fact, my mother put me in charge of the baking two sweet potato pies this Thanksgiving. During the ninth episode of the sixth season, Denise, Olivia and Rudy were the pie makers. They had everything they needed for their pies...except for canned pumpkin. Unfortunately, Cliff was sent out in the wintery rain to pick up their canned pumpkin, eggs for the cornbread and nutmeg for the egg nog. He flubbed each time and had to retrieve the missing items from the store.

"You've got sweet potato pie. People don't know the difference between pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie. You just put some whipped cream on the thing and then they've got pumpkin pie." -Heathcliff Huxtable

Cliff was sent out multiple times, in the rain, to get ingredients for Thanksgiving dinner in S6E09.
He even dropped the eggs! 

Music Monday: Nancy Wilson

*This week's Music Monday is the work of guest writer Biff Huxtable.

Move over Clair and Camille, Nancy was first! 

Jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson and Bill Cosby share a storied past. Friends for life, Wilson first appeared as Cosby's love interest in his acclaimed 1960's television series "I Spy," from which Cos won many awards. Agent Scott was clearly crazy in love with Lori, Wilson's character.

Nancy Wilson graced television with her presence while playing Lori in
a 1966 episode of I Spy.  Wilson, center, is accompanied by Bill Cosby who
costarred as Alexander Scott. Photo courtesy of Complete Illustrated Guide to I Spy.

Music Monday: Moody's Mood for Love

Many are familiar with Denise's mother-in-law drama in "Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables." However, in the basement, Dr. Huxtable and Martin's father, Joe Kendall, reminisce and discuss great jazz albums. Mr. Kendall challenges the depth of Dr. Huxtable's jazz collection and mentions "Moody's Mood for Love." As Cliff begins to sing, he is interrupted by the beautiful voices of Clair and Lorraine Kendall (played by Grammy Award singer Nancy Wilson!), as they join their husbands in romantic slow dance scene.

The ladies join the men in singing and dancing to "Moody's Mood for Love"
in S6E10 of The Cosby Show.

Music Monday: Rudy and The Chiffons

I was watching "Shall We Dance?" (season 6, episode 7) the other day, and heard Dr. Huxtable make mention a singing group called The Chiffons. After an awkward interaction with her crush Clarence,
Rudy and her friend made their way to the Huxtable house.

Scenes of Rudy and Clarence from S6E07, "Shall We Dance?"

Peaches! Get Your Peaches!: Grandpa Al's Freestone Peach Bake

No melons! No strawberries! Freestone peaches!

It's the peach call, y'all. Most of us remember it. 

When Grandpa Al was little, he went to the farmer's market on the weekends to buy a bushel of peaches. He resold them for $.25 a basket. It can be assumed that he'd told the family the story many times before because Rudy and Cliff chimed in to chant his famous sales pitch!

Grandpa Al, Rudy, and Cliff singing the peach chant during "Clair's Sister." (S2E9)

I was at the grocery the other day and I couldn't resist purchasing peaches. Since I began Huxtablogging, I've wanted to do something with this amazing fruit. I made a peach bake; it's not quite a cobbler—I've already made one of those. (Check it out here!) This is easy to make because you can adjust to your skill level. It's also veeeeeeeerrrrrry tasty! (I can't stop munching on it.)