A Tale of two strawberry pies

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

My Take on Amish Bread

This bread is great all by itself, or for making sandwiches.  If any survives for more than a couple of days it makes great cream cheese stuffed strawberry french toast (that recipe is for another day). This is my personal blog and I received no compensation from any brands mentioned on this post.  Updated 11/23/18 – This was one of my first blog posts and … Continue reading My Take on Amish Bread

Gluten Free (but still amazing) Sugar Cookies

Soft, delicious and oh so good.  Seriously, no one at work believed they were gluten free.  If you are baking these for someone that has a serious gluten allergy or Celiacs disease, please use extra caution to thoroughly clean any equipment before you begin.  If you bake with regular flour that dust gets everywhere.  I try to use completely separate equipment (bowls, utensils, measuring cups, … Continue reading Gluten Free (but still amazing) Sugar Cookies

Favorite Christmas Sugar Cookies

3/2/19 Update – I finally got around to shooting a video for these. Soft, delicious and oh so good.  These cookies hold their shape and stand up well to shipping, but still have a soft texture.  I also included my favorite icing recipe that gives you that perfect shiny gloss. Ingredients: 2 Sticks (1 C) of salted butter, softened not melted 1 Cup granulated sugar … Continue reading Favorite Christmas Sugar Cookies

Buttermilk Biscuits

If you want to learn how to bake, biscuits are a great place to start. The recipes are simple, the ingredient list is generally pretty short, and they only take a few minutes to bake. The lessons learned making biscuits apply to a whole host of other baking recipes so why not give it a try? This is is my favorite biscuit recipe because it is simple and delicious.

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