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Coconut Meringue Pie

April 22, 2011

It’s almost Easter, y’all, and would you believe I have no idea what I’m cooking this weekend? That’s right. I haven’t planned the first thing. That’s because for the first time in 34 years, I won’t have children or grands here for Easter. It feels funny to think about just the two of us on [...]

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Forgotten Cookies

July 22, 2010

I love cookbooks. I mean I really, really love cookbooks. You may remember that not long ago BeeBop built me some very special bookcases just to hold my cookbooks. Whenever we go to the bookstore, which is pretty often, the cookbook section is where I head first. I read cookbooks like some people read novels. [...]

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Lemon Meringue Pie

May 29, 2009

Lemon Meringue Pie brings all kinds of wonderful memories to mind. Especially memories of my Daddy. It was one of his most favorite things in the world. Actually, he liked pretty much anything lemon. I think it was probably his favorite flavor. Lemon pie, hard lemon candy. If it was lemon, he liked it. I [...]

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The Real Deal Banana Pudding

May 22, 2009

I was perusing food blogs today, as usual, and I came across one where someone who grew up in the Midwest was extolling the virtues of southern cuisine. Pimento cheese specifically. This blogger talked about how he grew up on a diet of pretty bland fare and only discovered the wonders and variety of southern cuisine [...]

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1960's Flashback: Baked Alaska

March 31, 2009

This is a real oldie, but goodie. Baked Alaska. I remember my Mama making this for us when we were children and also to serve at dinner parties. I thought it was the most elegant dessert I’d ever heard of and my Mama was the most elegant mama I knew because she knew how to [...]

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