If you are an apple pie aficionado I encourage you to try pear pie at least one time, or in your apple pie recipe, substitute two pears in place of two apples.…
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“Sane people never pass up good pie.” Remember this when you are selecting the friends you keep, future spouses for your children, or the next people to invite to a party. The…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.)…
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Let’s face it, sometimes a person just can’t get enough PIE. I love a good challenge in the kitchen and honestly, there aren’t many bakers that have their meringue-game ‘in the bag’.…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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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Whoopie Pies are one of my favorite desserts. I’m more of a cake girl, than pie girl… I’ll be the first to admit. These cookie-pies (that’s my son’s nickname “Cookie Pie”) are…
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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…
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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…