Pear Crumb Pie - juicy pears topped with a sweet crumb mixture wrapped in a flaky crust - fall fruit at it's best! After a week that included an earthquake and a hurricane, I'm happy to report we're still here and have no major problems. Do you think we should move further away from Washington, D.C.? It has been interesting but I'm glad to get back to normal and my normal weekend . . . Continue Reading
Archives for August 2011
Chocolate Birthday Cake
You know yesterday was a strange day. I had several things happen for the first time ever. One event you may have heard of was the earthquake. The epicenter is about 15 miles from my office in Spotsylvania County Virginia, a few miles from Fredericksburg. I was standing in the front office talking to a co-worker when the building started to shake. When it didn't stop shaking, and . . . Continue Reading
Homemade Marinara & Cheese Ravioli
I've been in a saucy mood lately. You know, in the mood to make sauce! Since our garden is bursting with tomatoes it only made sense to make a fresh marinara.  This means it's time for another installment of our 'garden-to-table' feature! I gathered Roma tomatoes for a few days and ended up with somewhere between 35 and 40 fruits. I picked some fresh basil, set aside a big onion, . . . Continue Reading
No. 33 – Marbled Cream Cheese Pie
Sweet, creamy, smooth cream cheese with a little tang and a rich chocolate ribbon. Yum. If you like cheesecake you're going to like pie number 33 on our list. Can you believe the weekend is gone already? I can't. I look forward to Monday only because I know I'm going to post a pie - not because I get to go back to work.  I'm sure you understand. A cream cheese pie goes . . . Continue Reading
Secret’s in the BBQ sauce
Have you ever seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes? It's one of my favorites and I never seem to get tired of the tale of Idgie, Ruth, Evelyn and Tawanda. Tawanda especially speaks to me :) Idgie and Ruth own a restaurant named The Whistlestop Cafe and serve fantastic barbecue to their neighbors, hired hands and travelers alike. One of the scenes describes why the BBQ is so delicious . . . Continue Reading
No. 32 – German Chocolate Pie
For more than 20 years my husband worked in radio and TV news. He was blessed to work with some of the most dedicated, fun and talented people in the industry. He still enjoys many lasting friendships from those early days and one such favorite 'radio star' is Beth Green. Beth is a lovely person inside and out, and she's also a talented entertainer, seamstress, blogger, singer (she sang . . . Continue Reading
Grilled Corn, Roasted Pepper & Black Bean Salsa
I love a versatile recipe. There are so many uses for a dish like this and who would have thought it was packed with so much flavor! We weren't prepared for this salsa to be that good. Really good. Tasty. Really, really delish. Yum! I think you got it - this salsa rocks. This is another one of those recipes I'll make again and again and can't wait to have people over so I can try . . . Continue Reading