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Snicker Bar Pie
The first time I made this pie it won first place in an ACF baking competition. I actually used a basic pie crust and made everything from scratch. One of the rules for entering this is that it SHOULD be your own recipe. I definitely followed the rules on this and the whole thing was…
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Savory Pies – Quiche Lorraine
I really enjoy French cooking. Julia Child’s master work, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, has proven over and over to be a delicious treat. Nothing I have tried from her book has failed outside of having to adjust some baking times but that is expected with each oven. I have written times down in…
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Grasshopper Pie
NO GRASSHOPPERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PIE… From what I have read this pie was inspired by a drink called the Grasshopper… here is the background on that. It has inspired many desserts since it’s invention. Here is a vintage inspiration post on the traditional Grasshopper Pie and it’s history. It was…
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Savory Pies – Tomato Pie
This is a reworked post from the old blog… practicing my editing skills today. LOL Just in case you still have any tomatoes still coming from that garden before the cold hits this is a really great savory pie. The inspiration for this tomato pie started with a Paula Deen recipe and then got tweaked to fit…
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Historical Eats – Civil War Pies
THIS IS A POST FROM ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO. I love food research and history and hope to share much more of that here. Here goes… I am on a mission. My daughter has been studying the Civil War this semester and they are finishing up the year (and the reading of the book) with…
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Lemonade Icebox Pie
This is another classic summer pie with a graham cracker crust. When I was a little girl my Meemaw made several things that were standards with us. In the summer she had two “go to” pies for those hot Louisiana days when we were there for a visit. She made Peanut Butter Pie and Lemonade Pie quite…