Lemon meringue pie is a Forsman family favorite. So it was a no brainer to bring this pie to Thanksgiving dinner last week. One of my uncles even loves this pie so much that growing up he used to request lemon meringue pie as his birthday cake! This is the same recipe that my grandma…
Cinnamon Ice Cream
Some of the most loyal followers of this blog are our aunts and uncles, so when Thanksgiving rolled around this year, they expected Dana and I to contribute to the spread. Normally I piggyback on my mom’s contribution, but this year apparently I was not getting away so easily. Dana offered to bring pumpkin pies,…
Pumpkin Pie
The first time I was going to make pies for Thanksgiving, of course I had to make pumpkin pie. Upon hearing that my husband informs me that “You have to make them with real pumpkin, you know.” Real pumpkin? I thought the canned pumpkin was 100% pumpkin. Oh no, he was talking about me breaking…
Grandma’s Pie Crust
My parents own and operate a weekly advertising paper called The Ely Shopper. When I was little the paper would come off the press and need to be folded in half before it was delivered. We didn’t do this mechanically, we had a group of 6 Slovenian ladies, who were all in their 80s, who…
Salted Nut Roll Bars
I made these bars for a bake sale fundraiser during our annual community support campaign at work. It was a two day bake sale, but I don’t think these bars made it past lunch time on day one. I got this recipe from my Auntie Moni. I don’t remember the first time I had it,…
Blueberry Cobbler Bars
Shortly after we got back from picking blueberries this summer I saw this recipe on Pinterest for Blueberry Cobbler Bars. Now, if you saw my post on Individual Blueberry Crisps you know I was definitely in need of some ideas on how to use up the blueberries and this was the perfect idea! I finally…
