Summer Entertaining A Sun-Kissed Jubilee Fresh strawberries & blueberries shine bright when cooked with a smidgen of lemon & sweetness. Snuggled under a blanket of crisp, flaky pastry layers, you simply can’t go wrong. If you prefer homemade pastry with a smattering of fresh fruit, hand pies are for you. The Buttermilk-Cornmeal Pastry Dough serves as […]
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Summer Entertaining: Apple-Blueberry Fried Pies
Summer Entertaining Southern Fried Pies Deep fried pastry dough sandwiched with a small batch of fresh fruit jam means summer is in full swing. Your lips will want to capture every flaky crumb when you bite into these marvelous petite pies. And you know what? If they don’t, that’ll be a problem. By far, Apple-Blueberry Fried Pies […]
Good Day Alabama: Honey-Orange Buttermilk Pie
Summer Entertaining Sweetie Pie {Watch the How To video courtesy of WBRC Fox 6} Buttermilk pie is a southern classic known for its’ distinctively sweet taste. It bakes up like a rich custard & counterbalances the rustic pie crust beautifully. Most traditional recipes are filled with from the farm staples such as eggs, dairy & sugar […]
Summer Entertaining: Buttermilk Fudge Pie
Summer Entertaining Liberty A tiny little cottage much like the one described in the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel, is where I first began honing my baking skills. The owner, a kind but eccentric artist, & his German wife had just moved back to the states with their two children to open the cafe. Culinary school […]
The Basics: Pie Crust Fluting Techniques
Cooking & Baking Essentials How To Flute Pie Crust Pretty, crimped crusts give your pies an undeniable edge & add effortless style instantly to your hand crafted creation. They also serve to anchor the crust by keeping it in place as opposed to sliding down the pie plate sides during baking. Three of the most […]
Summer Entertaining: Lemon-Buttermilk Meringue Pie
Summer Entertaining Troubleshooting Meringue Pie Meringue pie is easy to prepare but there are things that can occur resulting in a less than perfect slice. If you encounter issues, a little troubleshooting can go a long way to ensure success. Unlike icebox pies that are generally spooned into crumb crusts & topped with sweetened whipped cream […]
The Basics: How To Make Pastry Dough
Cooking & Baking Essentials How To Make Pastry Dough Making homemade pie crust from scratch has almost become a lost art & quite possibly a bit intimidating. With prepared dough ready for cooks in the refrigerated grocery case, the convenience to pick up a box & unroll it into a pie plate is hard to […]
The Basics: How To Make Meringue Topping For Pies
Cooking & Baking Essentials How To Make Meringue Topping For Pies Mile high meringue is just plain good news. The sweet, light texture compliments a variety of our favorite desserts. In the case of lemon meringue pie, you can count on its’ airy ways to bridge the sharp flavor contrast between the citrus & the […]
Spring Entertaining: Maypole Cupcakes
Spring Entertaining May Day Festivals The May Day gatherings of yesteryear with little girls in pretty dresses & boys in seersucker shorts, matching vests & blazers marked a celebration of Spring with the promise of delightful, warm days ahead. The outdoor party featured a maypole in which brightly colored ribbons were suspended at the top & […]
The Basics: Chocolate Cupcakes
Cooking & Baking Essentials How To Make Chocolate Cupcakes From Scratch Cupcakes seem innocent enough but sometimes they can be a bit tricky to pull off from scratch. Many layer cake recipes make the claim that they can easily convert into two dozen magical little cakes by portioning the batter into two paper-lined {12-cup} muffin […]
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Summer Entertaining: Strawberry-Blueberry Hand Pies
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Summer Entertaining: Apple-Blueberry Fried Pies
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Good Day Alabama: Honey-Orange Buttermilk Pie
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Hamilton Beach Giveaway: creamy stone ground grits
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Good Day Alabama: Casual Weekend Brunch
- Summer Entertaining: Horseradish Deviled Eggs | buttermilk lipstick: […] Old-Fashioned Potato Salad […]...
- Summer Entertaining: Horseradish Deviled Eggs | buttermilk lipstick: […] hard-cooked eggs 6 to 7 Tbsp mayonnaise ...
- Summer Entertaining: Blueberry-Thyme Barbecue Sauce | buttermilk lipstick: […] Old-Fashioned Potato Salad […]...
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