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How To Make An Apple Pie With Leaf Cut-Outs

By Mavis Butterfield on - 6 Comments

I have no idea why people are so intimidated by making a pie from scratch.  Especially apple pie.  Personally, I think it is the easiest pie on the planet to make. Simply peel 8-9 good sized tart apples.  I like to use the Granny Smith Variety. Quarter your peeled apples and slice about 1/4″ thick. Read More >>

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How To Make An Apricot Puff Pastry Tart

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While scanning the newspaper last week I had noticed an article/recipe for a peach puff pastry tart… The recipe had called for peaches and apricot jam. I didn’t have any peaches or apricot jam… BUT… I did have apricots and peach jam… 🙂  So that’s what I made… An apricot tart. This dessert (or breakfast) Read More >>

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Dried Cranberry Shortbread Cookies …

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Sometimes… you just need to make cookies… And today was one of those days.  After thumbing through Martha’s Cookie Book I decided shortbread cookies would be the best bet to feed my butter craving.  Actually I take that back… What I really wanted was the Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies… But I had no bananas, or Read More >>

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How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch

By Mavis Butterfield on - 8 Comments

First of all… You need to find “the perfect” pie crust recipe.  My favorite is the one I found in The All New Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook.  I’ve been using the recipe for years… and I’ve never been disappointed with it.  Not once. I’m a big fan of the “crusty-ness”  factor in cookbooks… chances are… Read More >>

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