These recipes are all thanks to my mom! She’s quite the baker. And can you believe she’s even in town at the moment?! We’re hanging out in the kitchen Sunday, and I’ll totally fill you know what we make. Coffee Cakes + Muffins Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake – crumby top, swirly middles, oh yeah. Sour Cream Coffee Cake – a bundt with a bunting! My mom’s favorite. Bran Muffins – my mom used to make these in mini…
I’ve eaten this pie my whole life. It’s my favorite. So I just needed to make it again to chase away the rainy blues in the mitten. I also used to order this when my family would go to Baker’s Square. Once, when they didn’t have it and I cried and they gave me free pie. (I was a kid! So what!) Basically, this is the go-to dessert for my whole family. My mom, sisters, and…
Jake makes dinner most nights during the week. Mondays are my night. Generally, on my night, I’d rather nap and then go out for pizza. I’d rather sit in a tall booth with Third Eye Blind playing. This last week I felt super motivated somehow! I made Tracy’s Vietnamese Noodle Salad (but with peanut-crusted chicken instead of tofu). I went to the grocery store on my lunch break and then again after work because I’m a…
Sometimes pie makes me nervous and that’s a shame. I’m excited though because the July 5th Pie Party totally motivated me to make this lovely pie! You see, this party is happening to encourage people to just make pie and not worry about it being perfect. No drama. So, it’s time to just make pies and to love them just the way they are! (Like Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones! …anyone?) My mom is a pie…
My mom knows about pie. She knows that it’s ok to use 8 cups of peaches instead of 5, and she didn’t judge me for not having a pastry blender. She also said that it’s ok if a pie is juicy and doesn’t slice as pretty as you’d hope. “Just serve it in a bowl,” she says. So there you go. We went to Eastern Market Saturday morning to get all those Michigan peaches up…
So I guess I’m the type of girl who will get up at 7 am solely to make whipped cream to top a pie to eat for breakfast. That’s just what needs to happens when a pie is assembled 10:30 pm, but it has to chill in the fridge for a couple hours before slices can be pretty. I guess I’m the type of girl who gets bullied by pie crust sometimes and learns the…
Did you know that maple syrup and cream cheese frosting are officially dating? There are actually rumors about an engagement ring being purchased by a tall dark and handsome bottle of Michigan maple syrup. When I tasted the filling for these guys I wondered why I’ve never used maple syrup in cream cheese frosting before. Considering they go together in a magically delicious way that can only be described as true love. This is my…
Please Note: I’ve made this again! Click HERE for the new post. When I had a small birthday party as a kid, I opted for mini French Silk Pies instead of cake for my friends. It’s that good. This is the kind of pie that makes you say: “Cake shmake. Give me another piece of that chocolate pie.” This is one of our THREE desserts this Thanksgiving. Everyone finished every crumb. French Silk Pie Recipe from my lovely…
Mix up and refrigerate the pie crust. Run to the store and get more butter. Maybe get some heavy whip for vanilla whipped cream. Maybe the sales associates will assume you’re a very unhealthy person. Maybe they think you’re weird for getting giant bacon dog treats along with the fatty goodness. For sure you get home and finish the making home made pie and the joke’s on them. Don’t forget to “cheers!” your first bite.…
I’m sick of sandwiches. I had them for lunch and dinner pretty much all week. I’m never sick of apple pie. I am pretty happy that tonight Jacob made a huge dinner instead of my lazy sandwiches. I decided to make these pocket pies for dessert. They turned out delicious and perfect one person portions. I baked two out of the eight pies this recipe made and froze the rest so that at any time…