Desserts

Lemon and Cherry Muffins

November 29, 2011

Pin It I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Ours was really nice. We had most of BeeBop’s family with us this year along with our daughter and grandbabies. Such a busy, busy day full of family time. And food! We were really on rich food overload for a few days there. All that turkey [...]

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Egg Custard Pie

October 17, 2011

It seems that I’ve been on a roll lately with the “heritage” recipes. That delicious lacy cornbread last week and now today I have one of my favorite childhood desserts for you – Egg Custard Pie. I’m not absolutely certain that this pie is strictly a Southern heritage recipe, but it seems so to me. [...]

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Apple Patchwork Cobbler

September 20, 2011

Pin It I know Fall is making its arrival in most of the country right now, but here in Georgia we’re still on the warm side. Even so, there’s something about the changing of the calendar, the routine of children going back to school and the appearance of apples at roadside vendors that just puts [...]

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Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake

September 13, 2011

Pin It I’m trying to think if I’ve ever known a person who didn’t like pound cake. Hmmm…nope, can’t think of a single one. Because really, what’s not to like about pound cake? It’s rich. It’s buttery. It’s just delicious. Pound cake got its name from the old method of using a pound of butter, [...]

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Charlotte Russe

August 23, 2011

Do y’all remember me saying how sometimes I get a recipe in my head and I just can’t forget it until I make it? Even if it’s not the right time of year? Even if it’s a family tradition for Christmas and it’s the middle of August? Yeah. It happened again. For some reason I [...]

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Tapioca Pudding

August 14, 2011

Does anyone besides me remember Tapioca Pudding? That creamy, soothing, nursery sweet childhood pudding that is still so delicious? Honestly, I had almost forgotten about it myself until recently. I got it on my mind one day and couldn’t stop thinking about it until I made some. If you’ve been reading my blog lately, some [...]

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Nutella Ice Cream Sandwich

July 20, 2011

Is it hot where you are right now? Do you have hungry children who need an afternoon snack? Do you love Nutella? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then today’s post is just for you! Summer, hungry children and Nutella go together in the best possible way. After spending an afternoon last [...]

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Sweet Greek Flatbread

June 10, 2011

I have a little treat for you today. Something quick and easy. Something sorta unexpected but interesting and fun. Sweet Greek Flatbread. I’ve had this idea floating around in my head for a while now and I finally put it to the test last weekend. For some reason I just kept thinking about these flavors. [...]

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Homemade Peach Ice Cream

May 31, 2011

Homemade peach ice cream is just one of those recipes that can take a little Southern girl right back to her childhood. I clearly remember buying peaches every summer at a little produce stand in Grey, Georgia, on the way back and forth from south Georgia to my grandparents house in Stone Mountain. Everyone looked [...]

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Berry Crostata {Secret Recipe Club}

May 16, 2011

You may remember a recipe for Caramel Pecan Brownies I posted last month that was the first in the new Secret Recipe Club series started by a group of food bloggers. Each blogger is assigned to make and post a recipe from one of the other participating blogs. You visit your assigned blog, choose a recipe, [...]

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Apple Pies – Baked not Fried

April 26, 2011

One of the classics of southern cooking is fried fruit pies. Usually either apple or peach, these little individual pies are a treat that once tasted are never forgotten. I think the most famous fried pie maker in our family was probably my Aunt Bernice (pronounced BUR-niss in true southern fashion). Aunt Bernice was a [...]

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