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Guinea Pig Pie

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Mary — 2 Comments ↓
This was the perfect pie to ring in the new year!

While many of you know me as a bread baker, I consider myself a self-defined “jack-of-all-trades.”  I do bake bread, but I also dabble in writing, teach in a public Continue Reading →

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Oh my…..Skillet Pie!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Mary — Leave a reply
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For the next two posts I’m going to share some of my favorite off-beat pie recipes.  This week I’m sharing an old-fashioned skillet pie; sometimes referred to as a pandowdy. Continue Reading →

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HIves

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Mary — Leave a reply
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It was a week of hives.  Literally. Over the long weekend, Darrell and I headed down to Chincoteague Island to celebrate my friend Nancy’s 60th birthday.   You might remember her Continue Reading →

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A Tale of Two Aprons

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Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mary — 7 Comments ↓
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My daughter, Cori, outgrew her Easy Bake Oven in a week.  As a 7-year-old she was fearless as she waded into the waters of “baking like a Mommy.”  She became Continue Reading →

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Cookie Monster

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Mary — 2 Comments ↓
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Darrell doesn’t often browse cook books.  He’s pretty habitual about his food and knows what he likes.  He makes only one cake, ever.  No-one complains.  He could easily market, sell, Continue Reading →

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Let the Games Begin!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Mary — 2 Comments ↓
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Around our little homestead we often have a friendly competition going on in the kitchen. Darrell and I both love to cook though we lean towards different areas of expertise. Continue Reading →

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Friends, Family & Irish Tea Bread

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Mary — 5 Comments ↓
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It’s easy to forget we share common ground when differing views about sensitive issues such as immigration rise to the surface.  I have to pause to remember that our roots Continue Reading →

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Simply-gluten-free-dairy-free-delicious

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Mary — 1 Comment ↓
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I can’t help it.  As soon as there’s even a whisper of a gathering my mind starts planning the menu.  Do you remember the rehearsal dinner post when my son Continue Reading →

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May the Tarts be with you!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Mary — 3 Comments ↓
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A long time ago on a farmette far far away it is a period of thoughtful contemplation.  My grandson is coming for a visit and I’m browsing the local grocery Continue Reading →

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A boy, a tree house….and a stromboli

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Mary — 1 Comment ↓
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Last week memories of my early days of parenting came flooding in as I crept out of bed and tip-toed into my grandson’s bedroom to watch his chest rise and Continue Reading →

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