I love banana pudding. I’ve always loved banana pudding, it holds a very special place in my heart. Unfortunately, bananas don’t fit into my eat-seasonal-eat-local lifestyle, so they don’t often show up on our counter (which makes it hard when I’m low on potassium amIrighthoneyweshrunkourselvesfans). Every once in a while, though, we make some concessions [...]
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Black Bottom Pie
Usually, Valentine’s Day isn’t a big deal. I try and make a nice dinner, maybe something special. It’s usually grits. I said it. I think grits are sexy. Anyway, I’ve never made a big deal about it. I’m pretty sure last year we ended up watching this show about two guys who should have died [...]
Chocolate Chess Pie
Chocolate Chess Pie was my grandmother Bobbie’s signature fall and winter pie. It made appearances on every holiday table and was the one pie that made it onto everyone’s dessert plate, along with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Chess pie is a very southern concoction, the basic chess is sugar, eggs, and butter, with [...]
Carrot Cake with Goat’s Milk Caramel
It would seem that, somehow, I have become known as someone who hates cake. And I would like to set the record straight. I don’t hate cake. I merely prefer pie. And there is one time of year when I always make cake- Dan’s birthday. Because somehow I ended up married to someone who prefers [...]
Lemon Meringue Pie
I find myself completely fascinated by a certain movement that I see happening all around me, across all fronts, to all sorts of people. It’s a phenomenon that I’m a part of, and one that doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s a return to a lifestyle where everything isn’t automatic. Where baking your own bread [...]
