The Annual Dilemna – Which Cookie to bring to the Cookie Exchange?

Holiday Baking:  what a wonderful holiday family tradition! When my boys were little, it was one of our favorite activities – baking and decorating holiday cookies together. I just loved having a huge display of colors, shapes and varieties on trays for friends and family who came to visit. In those days, I didn’t know about “exchanges” where you could make a lot of one kind and come home … Read more The Annual Dilemna – Which Cookie to bring to the Cookie Exchange?

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A Great Recipe for Stone Fruit or Berries!

Here is a recipe that you can make with any type of stone fruit or berries (or combination) that you have on hand. I made two different versions; one with Blackberries and one with Peaches. The recipe is for Fruit Hand Pies – cute little enclosed pies that you can eat by holding in your hand. (unless they’re hot, like mine were:) No need for … Read more A Great Recipe for Stone Fruit or Berries!

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Five Star* Dessert that will make you a Star at any Party!

I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful peach tree in my yard that produces early fruit every year. The peaches are juicy and delicious. Then to my surprise, my last Talley Farms CSA box also contained some gorgeous white peaches in it. To find a recipe worthy of these jewels was my challenge. Checking through my refrigerator, I noticed some raspberries from my Talley Farms … Read more Five Star* Dessert that will make you a Star at any Party!

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