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Beyond the Pumpkin Pie: Other Sweet Treats for Your Thanksgiving Feast

If you aren’t hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, but you don’t want to show up to your loved one’s home empty handed, consider bringing along one of these fabulous fruit pies. They are the perfect addition to a Thanksgiving dessert table and will be warmly embraced by other guests who don’t particularly care for traditional pumpkin pie. EASY CARAMEL APPLE PIE Ingredients: 6 to 8 medium Granny Smith apples 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 tablespoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 pre-made pie crust Pie crust scraps 1 jar caramel topping 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: … Continue reading →

Perfectly Delicious Pumpkin and Chocolate Treats

There’s no time like the present to make the most of a fall favorite: pumpkin. Of course, with Halloween upon us, chocolate is also in abundance as well. So why not marry the two ingredients in mouthwatering creations that will have your guests begging for more? The following recipes make great additions to holiday parties. Both the Chocolate Pumpkin Bars and the Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins can be made in advance and travel well. What’s more, both dishes follow standard recipes for bars and muffins, so if you’ve made either in the past, you will have no problem baking these. … Continue reading →

My Husband’s Favorite Dessert: Key Lime Pie

Dads deserve the best on Father’s Day for all they do. While many women are going out of their way to buy tools, ties and t-shirts, I’m going out of my way to teach my kids how to squeeze limes and make whipped cream from scratch. Truth be told, my husband’s favorite dessert is key lime pie. So I’ve mastered the preparation. And yes, you have to squeeze the limes fresh. And yes, they have to be Key limes. Store bought juice will be easier, but it will also yield a noticeable difference in the taste of the finished product. … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie with Cranberry Crunch Topping

If you want to make a plain old pumpkin pie. . .go check the back of a can of Libby’s canned pumpkin. I am a pumpkin pie bigot, I admit. But this particular pie was so good, I had to share it. It came to me via my e-mail from those lovely folks at the Food Network. . .and then I started playing with it. I know you really wouldn’t think that cranberry and pumpkin go together. . .but trust me. You want to try this pie. For the pastry, check out this blog on making a perfect pie crust. … Continue reading →

Abandon the Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

While I don’t like pumpkin pie. . .I do love pumpkin. I especially liked this dessert when I happened upon it because it’s easy. If your kids are begging to help you in the kitchen, this is the perfect opportunity for them to test out their cooking chops. This pie is pretty much mess up proof as it’s not your traditional cheesecake with the boiling bath and such. And it should be, it’s from my favorite magazine: Family Fun. You will need: 1 9-inch pre-made graham cracker crust 2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, at room temperature (Don’t skip making sure … Continue reading →

Raspeberry-Bluebarb Cobbler Crunch Pie

As summer fruit is in season, bakers everywhere are ogling the produce section planning their next pie. Okay. . .maybe it’s just me ogling the produce section but I seriously, seriously love spring and summer when the juiciest fruit comes out in abundance. I have no reason for sharing this recipe with you, other than it simply looked delicious. I mean who wouldn’t love rhubarb, blueberries and raspberries together? (This recipe was modified from Cooking Pleasures magazine, June/July 2007 issue.) First you’ll need dough to make the perfect pie crust! You’ll also need: 2 cups of rhubarb cut into 1/2 … Continue reading →

Shopping List and Tidbits for the Food Blog April 1 – April 6

As many of you know, the bloggers were on a brief hiatus. They ended their brief hiatus right before we left on our vacation to Disney World. However, you can keep reading the food blog because I am back and posting daily! Although this is a short week, here is your weekly shopping list. Don’t forget: I want this to be as useful for my readers as possible so if you have formatting suggestions please feel free to comment or send me a private message! If you’re lost and can’t figure out what exactly this is all about. . .check … Continue reading →

The Perfect Pie Crust

I am vehemently opposed to reinventing the wheel. So when it comes to pie crust, we use the recipe from The Joy of Cooking. Deluxe Butter Double Pie Crust 2 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of salt 1 cup cold butter ¼ cup shortening 6 to 8 tablespoons of ice cold water Start by mixing together your dry ingredients. You can sift them together. . .but I really find it makes little difference. Tip #1 Add the fat very quickly. If you’re using the recipe in this blog, add the butter first (mixing it in as … Continue reading →

The Science Behind Making the Perfect Pie Crust

This blog comes from the Ask a Food Blogger thread in the forums. I had to divide it in half because it was getting just plain long. So here I will explain some science behind making the pie crust. Make sure to check back tomorrow for tips on making a pie crust so good it’ll make your guests say things like, “Oh, tell me where you got this pie. It’s so professional–surely you didn’t do this yourself. You did? Oh my gosh–you are a baking GODDESS.” (Okay, maybe they won’t say it in those words exactly but they’ll totally be … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving During Pregnancy

My Thanksgiving Day began bright and early, while it was still dark, at six in the morning after a near sleepless night (perhaps this was practice for a newborn?). We had big plans for spending time with our families. To make spending time with both my parents and siblings and my husband’s parents, siblings, aunts, etc. possible, we were going to spend the morning with my family and the afternoon with my husband’s family. Before our Thanksgiving celebration could begin, I needed to finish making the apple pie. I set to work on the apple pie. First I preheated the … Continue reading →