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One of My Favorite Desserts, Banoffee Pie

by Lindsay on August 5, 2009

In 1972, Ian Dowding and Nigel Mackenzie of The Hungry Monk Restaurant in East Sussex, England, created one of my favorite desserts–Banoffee Pie.  (You can find their original recipe here on their website.)

Most recipes from the UK use Digestive Biscuits or even better–Hobnobs, neither of which I have on hand.  Instead, I opt for using [...]

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Fun Summer Dessert: Watermelon Pie

by Jane on July 15, 2009

One of my summertime childhood memories is eating the yummy watermelon sherbet dessert at Friendly’s restaurant. I loved it, so I decided to try to replicate this dessert for my own kids’ summertime memories! I made some “watermelon pie” for our 4th of July feast this year…to great success! My 4-year-old daughter loved it – [...]

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Fresh Cherry Pie

by Lindsay on July 8, 2009

I live in a rural community not too far from some lovely fruit orchards.  A few weeks ago I took my kids for a drive to look at the cherry trees.  We’ve been watching them since the early spring when buds first started forming.  We marveled at the lovely blossoms in late April.  Now the [...]

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Pucker Up for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

by Marie on May 6, 2009

Rhubarb mixed with strawberries is a perfect combination, a little tart and very sweet. And with rhubarb in season, I had to make a yummy dessert. I’ve shared my Mom’s delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake before, so I tried making a pie this time, perfect for a Mother’s Day dessert.

Recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie:

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Easy Apple Pie for Your Thanksgiving Feast

by Marie on November 19, 2008

I’m excited to share a Guest Make and Taker post with you from Leigh Anne at Your Home-Based Mom. She makes and bakes yummies for the kitchen and writes about tales from her Home Base! Here’s her easy and delicious recipe for Apple Pie, a perfect recipe for the upcoming Holidays.

Spending time in the kitchen [...]

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Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

by Marie on November 6, 2007

I love a good pie crust. I have this great recipe for a Graham Cracker Crust that is easy to make and yummy to eat. Once you have this recipe, it can be used with lots of delicious desserts.

Graham Cracker Crust

1 ½ c. graham crackers, crushed (fun for kids to help with this part, [...]

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