Goat’s Milk Chocolate and Toffee Cream Pie
Pie! The comfort food of desserts. So humble and unpretentious. Even the most elegant pie doesn’t yearn to be recognized as anything other than ordinary in the universe of desserts. It has no need...
View ArticleBlack Walnut Coconut Cake | Memories of Dad
Dad was special in a lot of ways. It’s no secret that he and I had a close relationship. I spent most of my childhood by his elbow in the kitchen of the house on Linden. I make no excuses … Continue...
View ArticleRustic Almond Cake with Pears
Simplicity is the first word that comes to mind when describing this cake. It’s basic list of ingredients, along with the ease in which it can be made, makes it an ‘anytime’ cake. The only ingredient...
View ArticleButternut Squash Chess Pie
The color of this burnt orange pie could be misleading. Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are not among its ingredients. Instead, lemon is the starring flavor in this pie. Together with lemon, roasted...
View ArticleCabbage, Leek, and Bacon Tart
With Pi Day fast approaching, and St. Patrick’s Day just a few days off, I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and bring you this versatile tart, which technically isn’t a pie, but it is a...
View ArticleZucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake with Lemon Frosting
As many of you have already headed full-force into Pumpkin Season, some of us (Moi), have one foot still firmly planted in the last few days of summer. Technically, summer doesn’t end until next...
View ArticleKentucky Blackberry Jam Cake
We lost our Mom in August of 2015. Mom didn’t leave behind very much, she was a woman of few possessions and content to be that way. What she did leave me and my ten siblings was her collection of …...
View ArticleLouisa’s Cake
During this time of year, I tend to keep a variety of apples on hand just in case I want to whip up a Fall dessert on a whim. Apples keep well when stored properly, and who doesn’t love apples anyway?...
View ArticleChallah with Everything Bagel Topping
Life never ceases to amaze me. Blessings come in the most unexpected ways. Occasionally they even show up in the aftermath of catastrophe. My sister-in-law Sherry was my inspiration/nudge for...
View ArticleChocolate Covered Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
With all the turmoil taking place in our country these days, permeating our lives on a daily basis, you would have to be living under a rock not to be effected. The news is overwhelming and depressing...
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