Vanilla Salt
This was a bad week. Actually, the past two weeks have been bad, which is why last week, for the first time in a very long time, there was not a new post in this little corner of the internet. It’s...
View ArticleSalted Vanilla Cookies
I have to admit, I don’t make cookies very often. I mean, I like cookies, but when it comes to desserts there are bigger players I’m more interested in. The decision to make these was made, however,...
View ArticleApple Butter
I love toast. I love toast with just butter and a little salt. I love toast with jam, cream cheese, peanut butter, jelly, anything you can smear on toast (within reason) I am a fan of. So it stands...
View ArticleCandied Meyer Lemons
Today is Dan’s birthday! He’s 26 on this coldest of Sundays and we will be spending an evening out celebrating his birth. I for one am very glad that he was born. As part of the lead-up to his...
View ArticleLemon Meringue Pie
I find myself completely fascinated by a certain movement that I see happening all around me, across all fronts, to all sorts of people. It’s a phenomenon that I’m a part of, and one that doesn’t...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken & Root Vegetables
This year we managed to make Christmas last until January 15th. One benefit of having large families spread all over the country is that there’s a great excuse to celebrate and celebrate and...
View ArticleCarrot Cake with Goat’s Milk Caramel
It would seem that, somehow, I have become known as someone who hates cake. And I would like to set the record straight. I don’t hate cake. I merely prefer pie. And there is one time of year when...
View ArticleSmokey Chicken Pie
If you follow me on twitter you’ll know that I’ve been in kind of a slump lately. Part of it is that I’ve been sick a lot lately, it’s that time of year where I have cold upon cold upon flu upon...
View ArticleGinger & Pear Pie
There is something about the combination of pear, ginger, and vanilla that makes me wild. It’s sweet but also has this wonderful edge. I love pears, and pear pie is probably my favorite fruit pie...
View ArticleChocolate Chess Pie
Chocolate Chess Pie was my grandmother Bobbie’s signature fall and winter pie. It made appearances on every holiday table and was the one pie that made it onto everyone’s dessert plate, along with a...
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