Along with baking a blueberry pie, we decided upon baking a peach pie for some variety. Peach pies, much like apple pies, straddle the beautifully tempting line between tart and sweet. I have found that the key to a good peach pie is to have perfectly ripened fruit. You want your peaches to be firm…
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Blueberry Pie
A delightful summer treat that boarders on divine – a crisp golden crust, full of plump juicy berries, and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. The vanilla ice-cream is a must. After all, you need a canvas for the tangy, purple syrup that seeps out of every heaping scoop of this treasured dessert. In…
Bourbon Butterscotch Cake
A moist cake with a delightfully buttery flavor – this is my new favorite yellow cake recipe. I was aiming to make bourbon butterscotch blondies for a fundraising food auction, but I ran out of regular flour, had to improvise, and thus a new recipe was born. I’ll get back to the blondies at a…
Cheddar Biscuits
Elephant shaped buttermilk biscuits with cheddar cheese – perfect for dipping into soup, spreading with jam, or packing into school lunches. This recipe made over 3 dozen biscuits, but the quantity really comes down to the size and shape of your biscuit (cookie) cutter. Ingredients: 10 tbsp Butter 3 cups Flour 3 tsp Baking Powder…
The Ephemeral Bee 