It seems like only yesterday when all three of our Indy girls needed to stand on chairs to help Meemaw cook…but those days are gone forever. And recently, Big Sis and Middle Sis took over the mixing and measuring to make a batch of Chocolate Waffle Iron Cookies. (The full recipe is in printable form at […]
Tart Cherry Dessert
I’m blessed with LOTS of tart cherries in our freezer, and I was looking for a different way to use some of them. I came across an old family recipe in one of my cookbooks, and I decided to give it a try. I made my Aunt Ernestine’s Cherry Dessert. I used […]
Tart Cherry Crumble
I couldn’t find a recipe that used the ingredients I had on hand…so I combined several ideas and made up my own… PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES… In a saucepan combine 2 cups pitted tart cherries with the juice 2 T. corn starch a pinch of salt Heaping 1/4 C. sugar Heaping 1/4 C. brown […]
Homemade Tart Cherry Sauce
TART CHERRY SAUCE 2 cups pitted tart cherries 1/2 cup sugar (more if cherries are really tart) 1/2 cup water 1 T. orange juice (or some kind of liqueur if you’d like) 2 T. corn starch Mix all ingredients in medium saucepan. Cook and stir together over medium heat until […]
Tart Cherry Pie
You know me. I don’t really like to bake, since it requires precise measurements and following recipes to insure successful results. And even with a recipe, baking a cherry pie can be a challenge since the amount of juice in the cherries can alter the results dramatically. So here is the “recipe” I used […]
Ricotta Cheese Custard Pie
Sometimes bigger is NOT always better…especially when it comes to food purchases. And that THREE POUND carton of Ricotta Cheese I purchased was staring back at me…every time I opened the refrigerator door. I had used about half of it when I made two batches of meatballs. (The cheese makes the meatballs really tender.) […]
Blueberry Custard Pie
Our doorbell rang shortly after our return to Iowa City…and standing on our doorstep was our neighbor, Jake, with his girlfriend Erin. Erin was holding a foil-covered parcel resting on a hot pad…and the aroma wafting from that bundle was fantastic. Sweet Erin had baked us a pie to welcome us home to […]
Amish Buttermilk Pie
You’ve all heard the old saying…When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well…When one of my favorite stores (“The Outlet” in Coralville) gives you a great deal on a half gallon of buttermilk… MAKE BUTTERMILK PIE! While I was looking online for uses for buttermilk, and I stumbled across this recipe, and it brought back […]
Key Lime Pie – So Simple Even A Five Year Old Can Make It…And YOU Can Too!
First of all…who doesn’t love PIE. And our grandkids know their way around the kitchen…especially if dessert is the result! When 5 year old Claire came home from preschool, she whipped up a key lime pie…almost by herself. (I separated the eggs and put the pie in and out of the oven…but she did […]
Rolled Sugar Cookies and Decorator Icing
Many of you have asked for my Valentine Sugar Cookie recipe…and the Decorating Icing that hardens…so here goes… ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES (You can double or triple this recipe as needed. I always make AT LEAST a double batch…and this year it was a TRIPLE batch.) 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs […]