pies

Classic Pecan Pie

November 8, 2012

So now that it’s November, it’s officially Holiday season!! Have you started planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? We go to my mom’s and she makes most everything but I usually bring one or two dishes, but I have no idea what I’m bringing yet.  My mother-in-law always makes a fabulous pecan pie around the holidays [...]

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Fudge Pie

November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I’m working on my dishes to take to my mom’s today. I’m taking Pecan Pie Bars & another dessert I’ll be sharing with you soon if it turns out.  Have you gotten everything ready for your thansksgiving dinner yet? This fudge pie would be a great addition to your holiday meal as [...]

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Flaky Blood Orange Tart

March 24, 2011

So sorry I’m just now posting this week! It’s been a whirlwind of a week! Super busy, but in a good way. Work is busy, but good and I’ve had dinner with good friends Mon & Tues night and also made dinner for some friends that just had a baby. Crazy week, but a great [...]

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Pecan Pie Bars

November 22, 2010

Last week we had a Thankgiving luncheon at work and I couldn’t figure out what to bring & lo & behold these pecan pie bars popped up in my inbox from Real Simple. These are divine! I mean I could eat the entire batch, I kid you not! So caramely & buttery. I am already [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Pudding

November 17, 2010

For the Thanksgiving dessert, I wanted to do an individualized dessert that was not too heavy but still had a traditional flair. I found this recipe for Pumpkin Pie Pudding on Cooking Light. This was so rich & decadent you wouldn’t even know it was better for you! I think it tasted best when after [...]

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Apple Galette

December 9, 2008

I have had a galette on my baking to do list for a long while now. I don’t know why it just intimidated me and I kept putting it off. Well, not this time. I was determined to make this for Thanksgiving. I have no idea why I was so intimidated, because it was not [...]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Pie

December 3, 2008

I found this recipe in a Cooking Light magazine last year and made it for dinner with friends. It was such a hit, that I decided to make it for Thanksgiving this year. It doesn’t originally call for chocolate chips but Adam (as always) suggested adding them in. I wasn’t sure at first, but they [...]

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Apple Turnover Bites

September 25, 2008

I saw this recipe for Apple Turnovers posted on The Nest recently by Sparrow Song. She found it on Bread & Honey. I have been wanting to make something with apples for fall and these sounded like the perfect thing. However, I didn’t want them around the house because I knew I would eat too [...]

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Strawberry Hand Pies

July 11, 2008

I found this great recipe on the Good Things Catered blog here-she has fabulous recipes-and thought it would be perfect for my Fourth of July Party. I was nervous because I’d never made dough from scratch before, but I decided to give it a go. It was a huge success, I don’t think I’ll ever [...]

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