Today I Made A Pie, Caramel Pecan Pie

Today I made a pie.  Now ordinarily this isn’t blog-worthy news.  However, today it is.  You see, for the better part of the last 6 weeks I have traveled or been otherwise preoccupied and have spent very little time in the kitchen. To the person who looks at the kitchen as a necessary evil, 6 … Read more

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Autumn’s Apple Crisp Pizza

Churches have long been known for a great place for recipe swapping.  Now, don’t get your dander up, I’m not saying recipe swapping is the best function of a church 🙂 but it is a lovely by-product! A couple of weeks ago at our church small group meeting, my friend Maribeth served an Apple Crisp … Read more

Goo Goo Ice Cream Pie

Early in the summer we received the Tennessee Home & Farm magazine published by The Tennessee Farm Bureau.  We always enjoy reading articles about local folk and items of interest.  However, both my Chief Culinary Consultant and I turn to the pages filled with recipes first.  This Goo Goo Pie recipe took front and center … Read more

TWD Baked Yogurt Tart

This month our Tuesdays With Dorie baking group decided to bake two tarts, one sweet and one savory, from the cookbook Baking With Julia.  Starting with this sweet Baked Yogurt Tart, most of the group baked and posted their results on July 2.  You can find links to those posts right HERE. I baked mine … Read more

Mixed Fruit with Cream Cheese-Pecan Topping

When my brother Mike and his wife Kay were coming for the weekend I had two main meals to plan.  The first night of their arrival a steak dinner seemed just right.  Knowing anything apple is one of my brother’s favorites, my sous-chef dish-washing mom decided to make her family favorite, Alice’s Apple Goodie  Dessert. … Read more

Bryce Canyon and A Slice of Buttermilk Pie

Have you ever eaten Buttermilk Pie?  The first time I had ever even heard of Buttermilk Pie was on a trip to southern Utah.  We were with a large group of folks who were hosting exchange teachers from Taiwan. We had taken the teachers sight-seeing through the dramatic canyonlands, a geological wonderland that sprawls across … Read more

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