Okay, Friend, make sure you get my autograph now because, once this Coconut Rum Cream Pie recipe hits the interwebs, I’m blowing up like the Goodyear blimp. Picture it: the infamous Puerto Rican holiday cocktail- Coquito– in. Edible. Form!! Yes, I have done it. I have created a dessert that will go down in the…
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Perfectly Easy Pumpkin Pie (with Surprises)
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is next week!?!? Me neither!! In the midst of prepping food for our Turkey Day meal, I’m prepping for another Thanksgiving surrounded by our favorite Soldiers.聽I know that one of the desserts that has to make an appearance on my table is this Perfectly Easy Pumpkin Pie. Now, when I…
Apple-Cinnamon Pie with Lattice Crust
Once upon time in a college town called Towson, Maryland; an angelic culinary student worked at ice cream store named Moxley’s. She developed this Apple-Cinnamon Pie with a Lattice Crust that our customers raved about. They’d often order it with their favorite scoop of our full fat ice cream- a la mode; but the majority of…
Mealy Pie Dough: Holiday Baking Prep
Okay, everyone! We’re getting down to the Holiday Baking wire. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got an houseful of guests looming. This recipe for聽Mealy Pie Dough is something you聽must have in your back pocket. Not only will it be the base for your Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s-Three King’s Day pies; it’ll make for great quiche crusts…
Cr猫me Br没l茅e Pie: A Marriage of Desserts
The Twinks’ birthday is fast approaching. Like every year, they will choose their own desserts to eat on their special day. Yes, every year, our twins get to choose their own birthday dessert. We’ve never made them share because they already have to share their born day. 聽So far, this Cr猫me Br没l茅e Pie is the…
Maple Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Shoooooo, y’all!!! I almost messed up Thanksgiving! Your girl completely blew off the fact that, as a food blogger, I should be blogging about- say…FOOD?!?!聽ESPECIALLY聽on one of the foodiest holidays that exists. Instead, I was galavanting around my garage building stuff in a last-ditch effort to get my proverbial “ish” together. By the Monday before…
Simple, Yet Flaky, Pie Dough
You see that plaid pattern woven onto that pie that’s going to be eaten in less than an hour? That takes about thirty minutes to accomplish. That’s聽with a stand-up pie dough recipe that won’t flake out on you (no pun intended). I know how long this pattern takes because I was cussing myself out for…
Ch猫vre and Tomato Tart: A Meatless Summer Dish
The best recipes known to man have developed out of creativity, laziness, sheer desperation, or a combination of the three. So it is with this recipe. Ch猫vre (goat cheese) and tomatoes are one of my favorite pairings. I enjoy them together in salads, on pizzas and in appetizers. Last Wednesday I couldn’t muster up the…
