Desserts · pies

Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day, friends, from the person who loves pie more than anybody else in the world! The holiday of my people. Pie loving people.  I suppose it’s for math people too, but I hate math, so really, I’m just using it as an excuse to eat pie. If you click on the “pie” section… Continue reading Happy Pi Day!

Desserts · pies

Southern Boy Pecan Pie

You guys.  This is not yo’ grandmother’s pecan pie! For starters, there is no corn syrup in here.  No evil, poisonous corn syrup. 😉 Yes, I have watched Food Inc.   Let that sink in.  Corn syrup free.  Mrs. Butterworths syrup free.  Maple syrup free. It’s also, incidentally, the very best pecan pie you will… Continue reading Southern Boy Pecan Pie

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

Easy Homemade Blackberry Pie

Anybody who know me will attest- I am not what you would call outdoorsy.  In fact, I’m pretty much the opposite.  I don’t go camping where they don’t have toilets, hiking is my idea of hell, and I do not enjoy being sticky, dirty, and sweaty, I do not like bugs.  Hanging out on a… Continue reading Easy Homemade Blackberry Pie

banana recipes · Desserts · pies

Banana Cream Pie in Nilla Wafer Crust (Ah-mazing.)

Banana Pudding.  The ol’ dessert with nilla wafers, boxed pudding mix, and bananas layered on top of each other.  A childhood classic comfort food.  I am a total pudding snob and since I know I can make homemade pudding in 15 minutes that will be SO much better, I always make it that way.  The… Continue reading Banana Cream Pie in Nilla Wafer Crust (Ah-mazing.)

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breads · Breakfast

Apple Pie Scones

My favorite thing in the entire world is pie. My favorite kind of pie is homemade apple pie.  I will not eat store bought apple pie.  If I’m going to eat store bought pie, it has to be either strawberry-rhubarb, cherry, or pumpkin.  I realize this makes me sound like Sally Albright, but it is… Continue reading Apple Pie Scones

Desserts · pies · valentine's day

Homemade “Hostess” Cherry Hand Pies

If you have been a reader of my blog for any amount of time, then you know one thing to be true. I. Love. Pie. Which is why it is very fitting that my only pie press is shaped like a heart. I bought this little baby back around Valentine’s Day at Target for $5.… Continue reading Homemade “Hostess” Cherry Hand Pies

pies

Homemade Apple Pie

Click photo to enlarge To me, more than any other dessert, homemade apple pie is the one that deserves the hour and a half of work that goes into it. I make my dad’s recipe. Here it is. FILLING: INGREDIENTS: 5 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped 1 cup sugar 1 TBSP cinnamon 2… Continue reading Homemade Apple Pie