Fruit Pies
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Good Morning, Thanks again for all the cookbook suggestions! If you missed it, they are in the comment section of yesterday’s post. I’m still mulling things over trying to decide what to pick. But for now, here’s a pie. I made this late yesterday with things I had around the house, one of which was [...]
Published on December 30, 2008
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Thanks for sharing your Christmas plans. I wish everyone could win the Barney Butter, but there will only be five names drawn. Still, I’m enjoying all your comments so thanks again. If you commented and your comment wasn’t approved right away, it’s because I was away from the computer. For instance, there was a big [...]
Published on December 23, 2008
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This pie better be worth all the dishes I’ve had to do today. It smells good! Recipe is here.
Published on October 6, 2008
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Yesterday’s kitchen activity was pretty much a series of disasters – the main one being a runny peach pie I made using a recipe out of an old cookbook. Not wanting to be brought down by a simple pie, I decided to give it another go. This time, I called on the expertise …
Published on September 8, 2008
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Fuzz is home sick, but she’s not missing school because there is none. It’s Conference Day, when families talk with the teacher, view their child’s portfolio and visit class centers. Fuzz’s conference went well, so I took her to Barnes and Noble to buy an Amelia Bedelia book. She said she wanted to read it [...]
Published on February 25, 2008
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Today’s recipe tested my patience, but I figured if Viggo Mortenson could go out of his comfort zone, I could make a more complicated than usual dessert. For some reason, I was drawn to this one. It’s from the yellow Gourmet cookbook, but it also appears on Epicurious, and thank goodness for that because the [...]
Published on February 24, 2008
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There’s a new movie out called Waitress. All I know is it stars Keri Russell as a waitress who makes pies and gives them funny names. The Fort Worth Star Telegram found the premise so amusing that they held their own contest and asked readers to send in pie recipes with dramatic names and …
Published on June 21, 2007
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I am not sure of this recipe’s origin, but many thanks to whomever invented it. It’s the perfect pie for blackberry season. This easy dessert seems to be a cross between oatmeal pie (which I believe, is Amish) and cobbler. The filling has just the right amount of sweetness. I served this about 2 hours [...]
Published on May 24, 2007