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 Thyme Glazed Cookies

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Great friends make for great baking. I had in my mind that I was going to make glazed lemon cookies no matter what. While I was dreaming up the recipe and doing research, I happened to try to fit in a little multi-tasking (rarely a good thing while baking, actually). I called my friend, …click to continue Lemon Thyme Glazed Cookies

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

Artichoke and Feta Croquettes

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Lily and I love artichokes. I just love that I can eat thistles. I have also loved them since I was a child. The first time I ever found one in a restaurant was in The Ore House in Durango, Colorado, and I was pretty sure that made it the best restaurant in the …click to continue Artichoke and Feta Croquettes

Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze

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Here I go again, adding all of the fat and calories back into a perfectly good Cooking Light recipe. I can’t seem to help myself. This time you can blame my trusted recipe donor and gustatorily like-minded Missourian Courtney Mertens. On the recipe sheet, in her hand, she noted, “This is from Cooking …click to continue Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze