Category Archives: dessert

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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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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Holiday Fruitcake

Fruitcake gets a bad rap.  There are all kinds of old jokes about it that circulate especially this time of year.  Stuff like how there’s only been one fruitcake ever made and it just keeps getting passed from person to person … Continue reading

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Pie Crust Kringle

I’m on a constant quest for my next Cheap Bastid creation.  Sometimes I stumble across something and sometimes I don’t.  So recently I came across something that extolled the virtues of the convenience of store-bought refrigerated pie crust for a … Continue reading

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