by Corinne Ritz | Nov 22, 2021 | Food, Pies, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
We are a pie family for sure. Thanksgiving 2003 mom and I had decided that we needed to shake things up a bit and try some new pies. We thought a Pear Pie might be good. I made it my mission to find the best one and began trying recipes. They were mostly pretty good,...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 18, 2021 | Christmas, Dessert, Holidays, Thanksgiving
I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and this was my mom’s answer to the classic pecan pie. I still prefer it to the original, probably because my mom made it. This is my original recipe written by my mom, Colleen Mott. It is a simple, full proof recipe and...
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...
