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!

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