Chess pies are a Southern specialty that has a simple filling of eggs, sugar, butter, and a small amount of flour. Some recipes add cornmeal and others include vinegar. Flavorings, such as vanilla, lemon juice, or chocolate are also added to vary the basic recipe. When I asked my southern-born husband if his Granny made … Read more
Can you stand one more apple recipe? If you are like me you may still have a few apples around from the fall bounty. I made this Apple Crumb Pie a few weeks back and it reminded me of how much I like the simplicity of making a crumb topping pie! It also reminded me … Read more
Fresh apples are a plenty at this time of the year and baking an apple can make a very luxurious dessert. I’ve baked apples for years but with a refrigerator drawer full of apples I decided to Google a new recipe for this old favorite. Wow! I am so glad that I did. Who says … Read more
There are many things I love about the fall and October in particular. One of which is the half-marathon my awesome husband likes to run in the first week of the month. This year he had a “big” birthday which catapulted him into a new age group at this half-marathon. Even though he had just … Read more
I asked my husband, “Am I a control freak?” He said, “well, you are not a freak.” Then he went on to explain how he sees me as organized and that I like to be in control but not in a frreaky way. That wasn’t really good enough for me to not call myself a … Read more
Even though I had just baked up Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, I saw a picture of these blueberry crumb bars on three different websites within just a few days of each other and I knew I just had to make them. Thanks to a bumper crop this year, we have a fresh stock of blueberries … Read more