• Easy Pie Dough

    This easy pie dough recipe (made with all butter) is so simple, you’ll think twice before buying pre-made dough from the grocery store again! It took me an unusually long time to try my hand at making a few different staple recipes from scratch. I’m talking things like buttercream frosting,…

  • Easy Pumpkin Pie

    This easy pumpkin pie only takes fifteen minutes to prep before baking. Use store-bought pie dough or make your own simple homemade pie crust in advance (recipe below) — either will produce a yummy homemade pumpkin pie that’s perfect to cap off any Thanksgiving feast! Even though I don’t do…

  • Blueberry Peach Pie

    Use fresh or frozen fruit to make this easy and delicious blueberry peach pie! Barbecues, bike rides and potluck dinners make me think of the 1950s and Leave It To Beaver. Days when life seemed far more simple than the hustle-and-bustle we deal with now on a daily basis. Our…

  • My 2014 Thanksgiving Recipes

    I thought I’d take a few minutes to share the Thanksgiving recipes  I’ll be using this year since I happen to actually be cooking a Thanksgiving dinner, ON THE DAY, at our new place. So! Much! Fun! Also? A TWENTY POUND BIRD, courtesy of my in-laws who earned a freebie at their…

  • Honey Cardamom Chunky Apple Pie Recipe

    Cutco® sent me a terrific goody basket of their products for participating in the “Cutco Fall Harvest” food blogger event, which I used to make this unbelievable honey cardamom chunky apple pie. It will leave your house smelling sinfully good! IT’S APPLE PIE SEASON!!! We had dinner plans with friends the…

  • Diabetic-Friendly Pumpkin Pie

    This diabetic-friendly pumpkin pie sweetened with stevia is the great addition to a Thanksgiving feast. Make it when you can’t (or don’t want to) use cane sugar! Years ago I was anointed “pie maker” for both families’ Thanksgiving dinners and I chose two classics to bake: pumpkin pie and apple…