A few years ago I started a tradition of making sweet potato pies instead of pumpkin for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. I can’t remember my reasoning behind the decision except for a deep desire to go against the “traditional” favorite. After all, my brother is the one usually assigned to bring a pie and its a well known fact this means “Costco”. And for the record… I think Costco pies are not bad – just over played.
This sweet potato pie taste very similar to pumpkin except the texture is slightly denser and the flavor richer. Because sweet potatoes are already naturally sweetened, this recipe uses less than a cup of brown sugar. As a result the pie filling is not overly sweet – instead I find the sweetness just perfect. [click to continue…]
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I am going to be real and raw with you tonight. I’m a desperate woman this evening. I am in dire need of a late night sweet thang (<-and no that is not a typo). If you are familiar with my blog at all, I ask for your forgiveness in advance. There will not be the usual food porn you are accustomed to seeing on my blog in this post. I replaced my original photo with this one because frankly I’ve come to my senses and food porn is only good porn when shot right. When I say food porn, I mean a term used by food bloggers describing drool worthy photos of food. Instead I am posting candid photos as it happened. But I have a feeling you’ll forgive me after making this special treat. Don’t you agree this is a much better photo? Doesn’t it make you want to eat it through the screen?
I didn’t intend to write a post on my sweet thang. But because I love sharing and you are my friend I will share my dirty late night secret with you as long as you promise to share it with others. [click to continue…]
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All summer I’ve been waiting for a reason to bake a cherry pie with a buttery flaky crust. Not that I ever needed a reason to begin with. As August has begun I realized if I did not bake a cherry pie soon I will have missed out on one of summer’s greatest joys. It’s not too late for you to bake one too! [click to continue…]
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