With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, and looking at the remaining ingredients in my refrigerator that my children have yet to eat. I decided to make Strawberry Pie. This recipe came from Grandma Shirley. It has been adapted over the years to suit the tastes of those eating it. Now I said that the … Continue reading Strawberry Pie
This is the first pie that I was ever taught to make. I learned how to make it at Kids Swiss Kamp, a cultural heritage summer camp which my children now attend. Kids learn all kinds of things from cooking, baking, dancing, language, woodworking, and wrestling to name just a few things. This camp has … Continue reading Custard Apple Pie
My family loves blueberries. In fact they have been a staple of my children’s diet for most of their lives. My eldest when she was just learning to talk used to call them “boobies” let just say that turned some heads and got more than a fair share of strange looks. We pick our blueberries … Continue reading Apple Blueberry Pie
Last summer, I found a deal on cherries at a local market. My eldest daughter and I spent the evening pitting and canning up quarts of cherries for future use. We even saved the pits to make cherry extract. Which my husband calls cough syrup. This past weekend we were going to a dinner with … Continue reading Cherry Pie
In Switzerland these are a common Christmas cookie. Translated they are called Little Prussians. I wish I had the story of how they got their name but alas, I don’t know. These cookies will take about 15 minutes to make from start to finish including backing time. Start with some puff pastry, I used refrigerated … Continue reading Prüssli
This is by far the easiest and most universal pie crust recipe that I have ever used. The source of this recipe is my Grandmother Shirley. There were very few things that she was not able to whip up in her kitchen. She is one of my inspirations to write this blog. You can use … Continue reading Shirley’s Pie Crust
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