by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 17, 2021 | Christmas, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving, What's Cookin'
My mom was a great cook. Her cherry pie was seriously the best! None of that out-of-the can filling. The amazing thing is that the recipe came off of an old brand of PictSweet canned sour cherries. They don’t sell canned cherries anymore but that brand will...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 12, 2021 | 4th of July, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving, What's Cookin'
Making light, flaky pie crust is as daunting as it gets. I swear by the old tried and true recipe that is printed on Crisco shortening. It’s the recipe my mom always used and her pies were the BEST. The night before, put your Crisco in the refrigerator to...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 12, 2021 | Christmas, Dinner, Family, Food, Fun, Holidays, Make It!, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Dinner is a BIG DEAL! It’s all about sharing our delicious traditional food with family and friends. So the table MATTERS. Paper plates and plastic ware just don’t cut it. But real china and linens COST. This is what I do. Gather the BASICS...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 10, 2021 | Christmas, Dinner, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian, What's Cookin'
This is squash at it’s best! My family thinks it’s one of the best side dishes EVER. It makes any autumn dinner better and is a MUST for Thanksgiving. When my children were young and we lived in rural Pennsylvania, I found an old recipe book at a garage...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 8, 2021 | Christmas, Dinner, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving
Years ago we lived in a small town in central Pennsylvania. We lived near several Amish communities and used to frequent an Amish restaurant. It was there that we first tasted corn pudding. It changed my life. I had never tasted anything like it. I needed to figure...