Monthly Archives: October 2012

Foods from Childhood: Mamma’s Apple Pie Filling

Okay, here you go! Here is the pie recipe I have been promising you. Smelling or baking it takes me back to my childhood, stirring crust, rolling out the crust, and using the apple-corer-peeler to bake pie with my Mamma. … Continue reading

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Foods From Childhood: Grandma Bennett’s Simple Pie Crust

Before making any pie, you need to start with the right crust. My mamma used the same pie crust for berry and fruit pies. She learned the recipe from her Mamma. It was simple, used few ingredients, and was really … Continue reading

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Foods from Childhood: Mamma B’s Quick-n-Easy Chocolate Pie

Hello, family and friends! My Mamma’s Apple Pie recipe is still coming soon. I keep forgetting to grab my hand-written cookbook to get it. I have yet to memorize it. To make up for it, I am featuring my Mamma … Continue reading

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Pie season

As my husband has aptly pointed out, we are entering pie season. The photograph my mamma flaunted on a certain social network made me think of it, too… and made me wish I had dropped in on my family yesterday … Continue reading

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Purple Stew, anyone?

Oh, fond memories! I learned the song “Purple Stew” at outdoor school. ODS is a program that takes middle-school students, traditionally sixth-graders, out to a camp for a week to do some hands-on learning. There are four “field studies” at … Continue reading

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Busy busy bee

Hello. How are you? I’ve been rather busy these last few months. With a number of other front desk staff out, we have been somewhat pressed to cover all bases adequately. I have taken on many an extra hour of … Continue reading

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