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Got 4 apples? You Can Make Apple Hand Pies…

March 21, 2020 By Mary 2 Comments

Do you know those 4 apples that have been rolling around in your fruit drawer in the fridge?  Yes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: apple hand pie, apple pie, Apples, budget, easy recipe, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, garden, hand pie, home, money-saving recipe, pastry, Pie, pie crust, social distancing

Lefse and the Real Importance of Holiday Traditions

December 1, 2018 By Mary 16 Comments

Today, I was reminded why we jump through all of those holiday hoops.  We make dozens of cookies, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Dessert, Ethnic Foods, Holiday, Human Interest, Snack Tagged With: Christmas, family, flat bread, Holiday, Holiday Baking, Holiday Traditions, lefse, Norway, Norwegian, Traditions

Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Perfection

August 2, 2017 By Mary 3 Comments

Last year for Father's Day I gave my husband a Cuisinart ice cream machine.  Well, I might have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dairy, Dessert, Iowa, Recipe Tagged With: Dessert, easy, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, ice cream, Recipe, Strawberries, summer foods

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

March 20, 2017 By Mary 17 Comments

After starting my Church Cookbook Series recently, my husband asked me to make what he said was his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Vintage Recipe Tagged With: Betty Crocker, cake, cherries, church ladies, dish to pass, fruit dessert, Mom's recipe, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, pot-luck, sponge cake, Sweets, The Great British Bake Off

Church Cookbook Classics: Ice Pick Lemon Cake

March 10, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

Do you have recipes from your youth that conjure up mouth-watering memories?  This cake is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: cake, cake mix, church ladies, fresh, lemon, Mary Berry, party, Paul Hollywood, potluck, sponge, sponge cake, Sweets, tea party, The Great British Bake Off

Christmas Cookie Exchange — Cookie #1

December 1, 2016 By Mary 2 Comments

Christmas is around the corner and I'm starting to think about our annual cookie exchange.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Recipe Tagged With: butter, Christmas cookies, cookie exchange, Cookies, Dessert, pecans, Sweets

Easy Butter Pecan Ice Cream

August 18, 2016 By Mary 5 Comments

My husband would eat ice cream for every meal if I let him, so for Father's Day this year I gave him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dairy, Dessert, Foodies, Ice Cream, Recipe Tagged With: celebrations, cream, frozen foods, Nuts, pecans

Date Night Fruit Crepes

August 16, 2016 By Mary 19 Comments

In an effort to impress me when we were first dating,  my husband, wowed me with these fruit crepes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crepes, Dessert, French Cusine, Fruit, Garden, Recipe Tagged With: Bananas, Blueberries, Crepes, Dessert, Fresh Fruit, Strawberries, Sweets, Whipped Cream

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