Star shaped apple hand pies

Every year for H birthday, he requests apple pie. I love making it for him, but each year now we also throw a huge 4th of July party at the same time (his bday is July 5th). So making a ton of pies in this heat was getting to be a huge chore, but I [...]

Key Lime Cheesecake

For our final dinner party this week, we were doing it up a bit nicer with steak, china, and good wine. I wanted a nicer dessert and when I came across this recipe for a Key Lime Cheesecake, I knew this would be the one. I like the idea of key lime for H out [...]

Strawberry Margarita Pie-July 09 Tasty Tools Springform pans

I recently saw this recipe on Annie’s Eats and knew to instantly mark it for future use. The recipe sounded and looked delicious and would be a perfect dessert to any Mexican meal. Well the opportunity to make it came sooner than I thought. This week H had several work dinners that we were putting [...]

Lighter Shepherd’s Pie

Ahh there is nothing better than comfort food, but when trying to eat healthier, it means, NO COMFORT FOOD! Well, since we still want our comfort food while eating right, I needed to scour recipes for healthier versions of our favorites. I can across this recipe from Ellie Krieger and knew I just had to [...]

Mini Key Lime Pies

As a special treat for H, I made him mini key lime pies. He loves key lime pie and I don’t, so unfortunately I don’t always think to make them. But with Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought this was the perfect time. They were easy to make and the perfect serving size for one. [...]

Double Crust Pot Pie

Mmmm nothing says comfort food like a pot pie. This recipe was great as all Martha Stewart recipes are! I did omit the mushrooms and used premade Pillsbury roll out dough instead! This was very easy to make and the leftovers are just as good!  Decorate it up with mini cookie cutters and you have [...]

Apple Betty

This is a family favorite. There is nothing like a good Macintosh apple in Michigan during the fall. Apple pies, applesauce, baked apples, fresh off the tree, and of course my mom’s OUTSTANDING recipe for Apple Betty. We devour this every time it is made. So today, I decided to make it to enjoy some [...]

Tasty Tools July: Pastry Brush for APPLE PIE

H loves apple pie for his birthday. So today I made his pie using my mom’s DELICIOUS recipe! To get the great golden top, I brush on an egg wash and some sugar! I used my pastry brush for the Tasty Tools to help spread the egg wash and sugar evenly! Check out Tasty Tools events [...]