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pastry

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    Pumpkin Pie

    Pumpkin Pie… need I say more?  This is a deliciously perfect recipe for pumpkin pie and it happens to be the first recipe I ever shared on my blog.  I use lard…

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    Cherry D, The Pig

    Cherry D is one special pig.  She’s the newest addition to our small show pig family.  When I win a baking contest, it is now tradition to buy a pig (usually a…

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    Recipe: $2,000 Cherry Danish

    $2,000 = Tender yeast dough + Lemon Cream Cheese Filling + Cherry Red Raspberry Filling + Vanilla Almond Icing = Cherry Danish Long version of the recipe: “Cherry Red Raspberry Cream Cheese…

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    $2,000 Cherry Danish

    Yesterday was a big day in the Food Department at the Iowa State Fair for me.  Opening day is always a high dollar contest day there.  I entered the Tone’s Spices Recipe…

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    $3,000 Pie

    My pear pie brought $3,000 at an auction. Read on. Last night I had the privilege of attending the Corndog Kickoff with my husband, Mom, Dad, cousin Erin and her husband Ryan. …

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    Lemon Chess Pie

    Just when the heft of the Thanksgiving spread causes you to give in to the sensation to unbutton your pants for a bit of relief, you waddle to the dessert table to…

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    One of those photos

    After a wonderful weekend of hosting pie baking classes in my home, I sit in my chair counting my blessings and going through some pictures.  The one I keep getting hung up…