German Lebkuchen Bars are a wonderful German/Swiss Christmas tradition that is consumed and enjoyed around the world. Lebkuchen, in German, means the “cooking of life.”  It is thought that the … Continued

Part Pie – Part Coffee Cake – Absolutely Delicious!   Visit the Lancaster area of Pennsylvania and indulge in a Pennsylvania Dutch original, the Shoofly Pie.  Also know as Shoo-Fly … Continued

  Pumpkin pie is very popular in the United States and Canada.  In other parts of the world it is rarely served.  It is most popular during the Thanksgiving holiday. … Continued

Unfortunately, most people have never tasted a true old-fashioned mincemeat pie (also called mince pie).  The flavor of real mincemeat pie (not the bottled version purchased at your local store) … Continued

  What is Lamprey Pie?   It is a meat pie made from the eel-like fish known as lampreys, baked in a syrup of wine and spices, and covered with a large … Continued

Did you know that Key lime pie, unlike apple pie, is a uniquely American dessert?   Key West, Florida, is famous for its fabulous key lime pie, one of America’s … Continued

    An Ice Box Pie is a delicious classic southern dessert that was named after the ice box that these pies were kept cool in.  These Ice Box Pie were … Continued

  Funeral Pie is also known as Raisin Pie and Rosina Pie (German for raisin). For many years Funeral Pie or Raisin Pie was served with the meal prepared for … Continued

  Cobbler – Crisps – Crumble – Brown Betty – Buckle – Grunts – Slumps – Bird’s Nest Pudding – Sonker – Pandowdy Cobblers have been and are still called … Continued

  Chess pies are a Southern specialty that has a simple filling of eggs, sugar, butter, and a small amount of flour. ome recipes include cornmeal and others are made … Continued

The purpose of a pastry shell was mainly to serve as a baking dish, storage container, and serving vessel, and these are often too hard to actually eat.  For hundreds … Continued

Tabasco Pepper Sauce is a condiment that is a spicy hot sauce made from Tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt.  The hot peppers are picked by hand as soon as they … Continued

  Sauerkraut (also known as sourcrout) is a finely-chopped cabbage that is salted and then fermented in its own juice.  Homemade sauerkraut is a world apart from the stuff that … Continued

  “Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.” … Continued

How To Boil Corn On The Cob Boiling is the quickest, easiest, and tastiest way to prepare fresh corn.  Too many people do not know how to correctly boil fresh … Continued