Category: pies tarts

Coconut, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts

Coconut Cream Pie: One from Scratch and One from a box with a secret ingredient added!

Now that we’ve finally gotten a bit of cooler weather here in Southwestern Ohio, I find myself wanting to make pie, in particular coconut cream pie.  I’ve got 2 recipes for you to try. One is completely from scratch. I call this the “restaurant” version.  The other recipe starts out with a cook & serve box of vanilla pudding mix. Augmented with a whole egg … Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie: One from Scratch and One from a box with a secret ingredient added!

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
About Rita, Berries, Bible, Holiday Recipes, pies tarts, Strawberries

Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

Today Matt Swaim/Sonrise Morning Show/  chatted about Memorial Day and its meaning. (Also mentioned St. Rita, my patron saint….). Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 26.  Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following … Continue reading Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Cakes, cookies, pastries, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts, Uncategorized

Perrin’s No Fail Pie Crust and Pecan Pie

For years it was like a gray  “culinary” cloud over my head.  I called it pie crust envy. My mom was the first to try to teach me to make a flaky and tender pie crust.  “Just don’t overwork the dough, use a light hand” she told me.  At the time I read something in a cookbook that said “work the shortening into the flour … Continue reading Perrin’s No Fail Pie Crust and Pecan Pie

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld2 Comments
Cakes, cookies, pastries, Copy cat/cloned recipes, Copycat Recipes, Holiday Recipes, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts, Uncategorized

Strawberry Pie like Famous Restaurants

As I was going through my notes from you, it dawned on me again that this site is a journal of sorts. Of your lives and mine. And it’s not just about food. In the process of cooking more and eating at home more during this pandemic, we’re realizing that eating together without having to rush out somewhere has its advantages.  We’re continuing to be … Continue reading Strawberry Pie like Famous Restaurants

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld4 Comments
About Rita, Bible, Copy cat/cloned recipes, Dessert, eggs, Holiday Recipes, Most Requested Recipes, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts, Squash/Pumpkins/Gourds

My “Clone” Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie

This week Matt Swaim of the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, talked about cloves. Of course, cloves are an ingredient in pumpkin pie spice. Cloves are mentioned here in the Bible: Chronicles 9:9: When the Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she went to him and gave him rare jewels and spices, including cloves. Cloves were a rare spice in Bible days. Cloves … Continue reading My “Clone” Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld5 Comments
Cakes, cookies, pastries, Dessert, Holiday Recipes, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts, Uncategorized

Holiday Pecan Pie

Take a look at the pecan pie with that pretty collar of whipped cream. I usually dollop whipped cream right in the center of the pie, but my crust broke a bit when I cut it, so I used whipped cream as a culinary “bandaid”. No one knew the difference, and I didn’t mention it. And if your pumpkin pie shrinks a little from the … Continue reading Holiday Pecan Pie

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Cake, Fruit, pies tarts, Uncategorized

Easy Blueberry Cobbler

Easy blueberry cobbler This makes a cake-like crust. Ingredients 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1-1/4 cups self-rising flour 1/2 cup half & half or milk 6 tablespoons butter, melted 2 heaping cups blueberries 1/3 cup sugar Instructions Preheat oven to 350 and spray a casserole pan.  She said use a 2 or 3 quart casserole pan. aWhisk condensed milk, vanilla, flour, half … Continue reading Easy Blueberry Cobbler

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Kitchen Tools & Tips, pies tarts, Uncategorized

Blind Baking Pie Crust

This is from King Arthur Flour’s Site.  Just the best tutorial on baking pie crusts!! How to blind bake pie crust: pre-baking yields perfect results What does it mean to blind bake a pie crust? Well, hearkening back to Merrie Olde England, where the term originated, blind baking a pie crust is simply pre-baking the crust, without filling, then adding the filling once the crust … Continue reading Blind Baking Pie Crust

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Dessert, Fruit, pies tarts, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Make Rhubarb Pie with Pie Plant

Right now I’m waiting for a rhubarb custard pie to finish baking. As I was assembling the pie with the help of granddaughter, Ellery, age 4 (yes, it’s that easy), I was wondering how many of you eat and/or grow rhubarb.  Maybe you know rhubarb as the “pie plant”. Technically, rhubarb is a vegetable, not a fruit. Strawberry rhubarb pie is a rite of spring. … Continue reading Make Rhubarb Pie with Pie Plant

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld1 Comment