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Pie

  • Food

    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…

  • Food

    Coconut Cream Pie Bars

    Coconut cream pie is a staple on my family’s Christmas spread. This year, I wanted to make something a bit more interesting than the typical coconut cream pie offering. If you are…

  • Food

    Caramel Apple Pie

    Apples are ripe for the picking, and I have done exactly that this week. I’ve messed around with some different combinations of apples and used an apple that I NEVER would have…

  • Food

    Simply Peach Pie

    I have a confession. I’ve never made peach pie. Why? Mom always made it, so I never had to. The other day, peaches were on super-sale and passed the ‘sniff test’ (*I will…

  • Food

    Lemon Supreme Pie

    Summer is finally here. And it is already going too fast. Now that I have a school-aged child, summer for me didn’t start until June 3. (Her last day was June 2.)…

  • Food

    Classic Apple Pie on The Big Show

    Today I’m SO excited to be on “The Big Show” (for those of you not around my neck of the woods, that’s our local AM-Farm Show on 1040AM: WHO Radio). As you…

  • Food

    Amy’s Pie

    “We must have pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie.”  –  David Mamet | I had the privilege of hosting some of the North Iowa Bloggers in my home for…

  • Food & Swine

    Easy Pumpkin Mousse Pie

    Move over Pumpkin Pie.  Your creamier, dreamier, luscious cousin is going to steal the show this Thanksgiving.  You still reign ‘standard’ in the lineup of desserts on the spread of the Thanksgiving…

  • Food & Swine

    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…

  • Food & Swine

    More Fair Fun & Showing Pigs

    Today is a busy day at the Fair.  My daughter will be competing in “Create a Family Baking Legacy” sponsored by the Knop Family and Miss NiNi’s Fine Desserts.  She’s baking Red White and…

  • Food & Swine

    Blueberry Pie

    For all of the pie-purists I know, a two-crust fruit pie (meaning pastry crust on top and bottom) is the most cherished pie of all.  As a pie baker, if you are…

  • Food & Swine

    Peanut Putter Pie & Pig Show

    This is one of my favorite ‘easy-as-pie’ recipes to make.  It is sinfully rich and everyone loves it.  There’s ‘nary a crumb leftover.  Drink with a tall glass of milk.  I’m saying…

  • Food & Swine

    $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. …

  • Food & Swine

    cherry pie

    Last year my husband and I had a great time in Door County, WI with my best friend Brandi and her husband Ron.  We stayed at a beautiful resort and toured around…

  • Food & Swine

    Perfect Lard Pastry & Pear Pie

    I couldn’t call this blog Food & Swine without giving you a fabulous recipe for Perfect Lard Pie Crust and a recipe for my favorite pie. Lard is my second favorite ‘pork product’…