A freshly baked pie’s scent is known for it’s anti-gravity properties, at least in cartoons! Here in the real world, a cream-based or fruit pie might not really make you float, but it might make you feel that way when you eat some of mine!
If you’ve never baked with wild blueberries, you are missing out on one of mother natures delectable treats. Wild blueberries have a very short season, so you’ll usually only find them in the freezer section of your grocery store. This pie is made with frozen wild blueberries. The tiny berries are juicy little gems, bursting […]
Through the years I’ve tried many, many recipes for apple pie. Although most were tasty, I just wasn’t satisfied. After much trial and error, I came up with this recipe and it is everything I was hoping for. The apples are tender, the spices are subtle and the thickness of the “sauce” is just right. […]
What’s better than rich, thick and creamy vanilla pudding? Vanilla pudding pie!!! This dessert is so easy to prepare and best of all, you probably have all of the ingredients on hand. Although you can use 2% milk, I highly recommend whole milk for that extra bit of richness. If you don’t have vanilla paste […]
The first time I tasted buttermilk pie was on a trip to West Virginia. I was quite hesitant to try it as I’m not a fan of sour tasting milk, but, so as not to insult the hostess, I graciously accepted. Wow…one bite of that pie and I was sold! It’s a light, creamy pie […]
Fifty years ago, I purchased a cookbook titled ” Crisco presents Favorite Family Foods”. Through the years, I have turned to this book for its pie crust recipe. Although I have tried many others, I always come back to this one, as it is tasty, easy to roll out and has never failed! Well, the […]
I came across this recipe in a church cookbook and figured I’d give it a try. It probably came off of a Bisquick box, as they had a series of “Impossible Pie” recipes years ago. This is not a gourmet, fancy pie, but a wonderful dessert for a quick treat with little effort to prepare. […]
I recently was invited to a good neighbors house to join them for dinner. I brought dessert…one of which was a pecan pie. My neighbor mentioned that his favorite pie was pecan with chocolate chips and bourbon, so the quest to find a recipe with those ingredients was on. Low and behold I came across […]
Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summers day than a nice cold slice of banana cream pie. The crust, made of vanilla wafer crumbs and melted butter, is lined with ripe (but firm) bananas, drenched in a creamy, custard like filling and topped with freshly whipped, slightly sweetened whipped cream topping. This delightful dessert […]
Back in the mid 1980’s, I had baked a rhubarb pie for my soon to be father-in-law. While he enjoyed the pie, he mentioned that his favorite was strawberry rhubarb. I had never made one of those, so I checked out many of the recipes in my cookbooks, tried a few, did some tweaking and […]
Boy oh boy, my Mom could bake. At Thanksgiving time, she would make 2 kinds of pie…mincemeat and pumpkin. I don’t think any of us kids ate the mincemeat (I think she made those for her Aunt Margaret, Aunt Freida and Uncle Leon) but we “gobbled” up those Pumpkin pies like there was no tomorrow. […]