Category Archives: baking

Triple Ginger Cheesecake

Have I got your attention?  Yep, I’m talking cheesecake.  And I’m talking ginger.  I love the taste of a good, gingery gingersnap.  That little bit of bite backed up with a bit of molasses does a happy dance on my … Continue reading

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Saint Patricks Day Favorites

On St. Patricks Day everybody is a leprechaun for the day.  We wear green.  We drink green beer.  We eat corned beef and cabbage.  Come to think of it, about the only things there that are genuinely Irish are corned … Continue reading

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Cherry Pie

President’s Day is coming up on February 17 this year.  As a kid in elementary school I recall how we were taught all about George Washington.  Father of our country.  “First in war. First in peace. First in the hearts … Continue reading

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Classic Pecan Pie

I have always thought the New Year should be ushered in with a special dessert—Pecan Pie.  Now, I don’t know if that’s a Southern tradition or not but if it isn’t, it should be, kind of like the Southern tradition … Continue reading

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Rustic Pot Pies

Within a month in November and December most of us usually cook a couple of family feasts.  Of course, as busy as restaurants are on Thanksgiving and Christmas, perhaps fewer of us are doing that.  That’s too bad because a … Continue reading

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