A friend at work recently requested a peanut butter pie for his birthday (We both work at the company that just happens to make Jif peanut butter). I borrowed inspiration from the original Jif recipe, and added some premium upgrades. The original recipe calls for a pre-made chocolate pie crust and frozen whipped topping. I made a crust with chocolate graham crackers and made real … Continue reading Peanut Butter Pie
I looked forward to a slice (or two) of this pie every Thanksgiving and Christmas. It has just the right mix of spices, and that perfect pumpkin pie texture. Continue reading Pumpkin Pie
This is one of the recipes from my grandmother’s recipe box. Growing up in rural Ohio, the county fair was an annual event not to be missed. Old men talked about tractors and horses and how to get more milk out their cows. The women entered their best garden vegetables to be judged, and the truly brave submitted their best culinary masterpieces. Jams, jellies, preserves, … Continue reading Grandma Allen’s Pecan Pie
We had a bumper crop of apples from our two backyard trees this year, so I went through all of my apple recipes and settled on a classic apple pie. I like this recipe because it works great for large pies and “tart” sized pies. As always, I used my standby Crisco pie crust recipe (#employee). Ingredients Pie Crust 2 Cups flour 1 tsp salt … Continue reading Apple Pie
Grandma’s Recipe Box Series. For more about grandma’s recipes read my post here. Outside of one well known restaurant in Sidney, Ohio, I have never seen this pie anywhere. I have searched for years to find a way to make this pie. We recently discovered this recipe in my grandmother’s recipe box and it is a dead ringer for the pie at that certain restaurant. It … Continue reading Secret Recipe Old Fashion Sugar Cream Pie
Grandma’s Recipe Box Series. For more about grandma’s recipes read my post here. (Disclosure: I work for the J.M. Smucker Company, which owned Crisco, but sold the brand in 2019. They don’t pay me to talk about it, I just believe it makes a superior crust from personal experience. All thoughts and opinions are my own.) My grandmother made a great strawberry pie, and I’ll share … Continue reading A Tale of two strawberry pies
