Generally, when I hear mincemeat, I cringe. It has been frightening me since I was a young girl. It always sounded scary and as if it could not possibly taste good. In reality I love all the ingredients in the filling so I’m not quite so sure why I felt this way. My family always […]
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Little Plum Pies
December first. Last year on December first we were living in a house that had plastic tarps covering doors. We were living in a house with a kitchen that did not exist. We were deep in renovation and living in limbo. Our kids really missed out on all holidays that fell from October first through […]
Cinnamon Pear Hand Pies
I know I’ve mentioned that growing up we were not exactly the healthiest of eaters…if it was processed we probably ate it at one point or another. Good or bad, some of those flavors stick with you and become the underlying layer of your food memories. For me, one of those flavors is Pillsbury Cinnamon […]
Traditional Pork Hand Pies with Spiced Wine Jelly
When people find out that my husband is British they often say “oh you must love his accent”…but the truth is, after this long you really don’t often notice it. Except of course when you hear it in the voices of your young children who are either imitating their “diddy” (said with their noses high […]
Frozen Key Lime Pie Parfaits with Ginger Lime Crumble
I’d give about anything to spend a day in the Hampton’s with Ina Garten and her beloved Jeffery in their perfect home…throw in an impromptu visit by T.R. and it would be my ideal of a day dream come true! In the meantime I decided I should settle for taking inspiration from her Frozen […]
Pork Pie with Stilton and Dried Apricots
Julienne: “On shoots in Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire in England, the day often begins early and so by the end of the second or third ‘drive’ it is time for a snack. Often this is in the form of a sausage roll or a pork pie.” THE MELTON MOWBURY PORK PIE […]