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Coconut Cream Pie

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Coconut Cream Pie

I’ve had Coconut Cream Pie on my mind and I finally got around to putting one together that I love. It is different than the typical Coconut Cream Pie for several reasons. First, instead of relying on coconut extract for the punch of coconut flavor, I have tried to layer …click to continue Coconut Cream Pie

Frozen Chocolate Tart

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This is great. It is creamy and cold, and it is wonderful as is, though a big dollop of sweetened whipped cream is pretty great on top, also.

I’ve always been slightly prejudiced against marshmallows. I don’t know why but I always feel like I’m cheating when I use them. Yet, in certain special …click to continue Frozen Chocolate Tart

Old dog, New tricks: Learning Barbecue

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I awoke at five in the morning on Friday to take a slab of meat the size of a newborn out of the refrigerator. I went back to bed for one hour. There was a time when an hour like that would be lost to the stresses of the upcoming day. This time I …click to continue Old dog, New tricks: Learning Barbecue

Betty’s Buttermilk Pie

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I have wanted to make this very pie for ages. My aunt Betty provided a similar pie recipe for our family cookbook several years ago.  It seemed a perfect fit for me and tried it. This was before I had baked many pies and I undercooked it. I was worried about leaving it in …click to continue Betty’s Buttermilk Pie

Lemon Cream Pie

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If you liked my Key Lime Pie, you will probably love this Lemon Cream Pie. After all, it is the exact same formula but using limes instead of lemons. When I went in search of a great Lemon Pie, I thought that I would come up with something a bit …click to continue Lemon Cream Pie