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Hand Pies

I volunteered to bring hand pies for the end of year ski banquet but I’ve never made them before. This was a quick attempt using store-bought pie crust and store bought filling.

Today I’m scored this lovely Stangl Garland Tea/Coffee pot at my local thrift shop. Stangl was made from the 1930s – 1978 in Flemington, NJ. My mom had a Tea/Coffee pot when I was a kid as a part of her prized collection. I can understand as I’m completely in love with this piece ofContinue reading “Vintage Find”

Cheeseburger Pie

To my knowledge, this recipe really doesn’t have a name but someone recently posted it in a site that I follow. I remember that my grandmother would make this with which ever vegetables she happen to have on hand. I’m calling this a cheeseburger pie. My family loved it when I made this for aContinue reading “Cheeseburger Pie”

Mallo Cup Cupcakes

I’m a few days late in posting this but I wanted to post my snowy day yummy treats that I made for a sledding party. The story behind them is that I have a five bags of Mallo cups in my freezer. This really isn’t an exaggeration as my mother keeps sending them to meContinue reading “Mallo Cup Cupcakes”

Sunday Nite Bites

My local bakery, Swanski’s, started offering Sunday Nite Bites as an opportunity to give their fans like me an additional day of goodies. I bought a tray of rolls and a seeded wheat loaf. I can’t wait to show off the special treat that I’ll get next week. After an afternoon of snowshoeing, it wasContinue reading “Sunday Nite Bites”

Continuing National Pie Day

My National Pie Day week is continuing with delivery of this amazing book that I found through a used book seller since it is out of print. Ken Haedrich wrote the first pie book that I ever owned. Recently I was looking through his website at his books and noticed this amazing book devote toContinue reading “Continuing National Pie Day”

National Pie Day – Pumpkin Pie, Reimagined

Happy National Pie Day. To celebrate, I’m posting my retake on pumpkin pie. I made the pie crust more heart healthy by making an oil crust with whole wheat flour. The oil crust is a challenge to work with but I learned some tips. While many blogs suggest not chilling it, I found that toContinue reading “National Pie Day – Pumpkin Pie, Reimagined”

Happy National Pie Day

Today is national pie day! Did I make lots of pies? No, just one. Last year I found this amazing recipe for a Swedish Apple Pie. This is one of those pies that you cannot eat a small slice. Swedish Apple PiePreheat oven to 350 degrees F 5 apples, peeled, cored and sliced thinly1 t.Continue reading “Happy National Pie Day”

Snowy Day Pies

I’ve been busy but not posting as much! We’re having our first big snow fall today! I woke up early to make a breakfast quiche and a chocolate chip pie! The quiche is the same crustless quiche that I have been making since the holidays. This morning I added an extra egg, onions, parsley, chickenContinue reading “Snowy Day Pies”

New Year Cranberry Pie

I made my first pie of the year for a holiday gathering that was canceled due to the rising COVID numbers. My family loved this pie and my kids asked me to make this recipe again. Little did they know that I revamped the pie to make it a bit more heart healthy.