Pepper Pumpkins and Mashed BOOtatoes! I actually made them this year, and here are the pictures to prove it!! (and illustrated six step how-to guide and recipe below) Every holiday season I start decorating and preparing just a little bit earlier than the start of the season — which lulls me into falsely believing I have plenty of time to prepare and create all the fantastical holiday projects that dance through my head. Yet somehow I go from being the early bird planner to the last minute loser every year without having any idea what happened to all the time…