Showing posts with label home baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home baking. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2025

Our 57th Thanksgiving filled with Nostalgia, Antiques and Heirlooms!

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A nostalgic look back on our many Thanksgivings together. 
Now, we are Thankful for Hubbies eye surgeries....it's amazing that a quick surgery and lots of drops, drives to the doctor and a month of recuperation can give you 20/20 sight after wearing glasses for over 70 years.


But, I can't help but think this will be our now 57th Thanksgiving...and how blessed we have enjoyed another Fall, our favorite season together.


Every season brings joy, trials, tribulations...and the season's move on.

There is calm and...

 laughter,


and how she has GROWN... 

We love FAMILY BAKING together!


and the bonds of old friends, 


and the beauty of nature flourishing in your own backyard.


We still enjoy the preservation and joys of simple things.



Sun filled Fall days and family gatherings to give Thanks.


Sunshine on the porch, a fuzzy throw to cuddle in the evening. 


Plants and flowers trying to survive the crazy temperatures. 


Inside, I bring out the rusts, golds, naturals in our blue and white kitchen.


Kitchen scents fill the air as the cinnamon and pumpkin meld in sweet perfection. Vegetables are harvested from the garden and roasted for future enjoyment.


Heirloom family recipes are baked and the results savored and saved for holiday gifts.


Soups and Chili fills crockpots and warm our inners on chilly nights.


Simple biscuits are perfection when rolled and baked with homemade pumpkin butter.


Who can resist apple pumpkin muffins?


Our favorite platters are washed in anticipation of company coming.


Silver...shall I polish or not?



Heirlooms, loved by you or someone else take their places still proud and beautifutl.



Dusk comes early and lamps are lit through the dusky afternoon.


Throws and cushions fill our couches, and are welcomed on chilly nights.



Teapots hold warmth and welcoming to guests.


Favorite cups brim with steaming hot teas and ciders.



Last blooms grace the tea table.



Precious linens are brought from storage for use.




Quilts are washed and aired for cold weather cuddling.



Dried gourds and Hydrangeas grace our tables.


Family heirlooms find their way to the buffet.





Christmas pig is busy fattening up for the holidays.



Giving thanks for the Earth's bounty and beauty. We have loads of mini corn for decorating this year! 



Simple bowls filled with Fall.



Woods are oiled and polished.


Nuts gathered by the Grand find their way here and there.


I put together florals with dried and faux. I love all of Fall's colors, muted or bright.


Once a gorgeous real pumpkin graced the buffet.


Maybe I will polish our heirloom brass this year and use on the table.


Thanksgiving is always the End of Fall in our home, and....



Christmas comes soon enough, and needs not to be rushed.


 ...the dead of Winter is just around the corner. 
Snow and the Holidays will be here soon enough, don't you think?


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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Deep Dish Rhubarb Pie and a Cheat!

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HomeMade Rhubarb Pie


My Family loves HOME MADE PIE...above any other food.
We have two rhubarb plants in the backyard that have been struggling. I picked rhubarb this morning, since it was again so hot---I was afraid I would lose the new crop.



Rhubarb Pie (adapted from BettyCrocker's Pie and Pastry Cookbook circa 1972.)
The color is so bright.



Who wouldn't love pie on a hot summer day?

I cool this and let the pie settle before eating.

Our kids didn't come! So we had to have some after supper.



Hubby scooping the vanilla ice-cream, a rich Illinois brand we picked up, not really full of sugar calories, but LOTS of fat calories...sigh. 


We tried not to be hogs...secret of the cheat is pieces for the  top crust.


Rhubarb Pie (adapted from BettyCrocker's Pie and Pastry Cookbook circa 1972.)

2 8-9" deep Pastry Pie Shells (frozen store bought) one was cracked in pieces, so I used those pieces for the top...that's the cheat!

Mix together in a bowl
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp of cardamon (optional)
1 capful of vanilla

 Whisk the above together to break up the vanilla and mix thoroughly.

4 cups of fresh rhubarb-Clean and dice into 1/2" cubes

Spread one half the rhubarb in the bottom of one pie crust.
Sprinkle 1/2 of the sugar combo across evenly.

Layer other half of the rhubarb
Sprinkle the rest of the sugar combo on top. (This will be heaping but will cook down)

2 Tbsp of butter dotted evenly over the top.

Break or take broken bits of the second pie shell and inter-lace across the top in a haphazard pattern to mostly cover the top. You can be creative here---just leave open spaces for the Pie to breathe.

Attach strips of foil curving over edge of the pie pan and tucking tightly under the edges. Bake on a pan to catch drippings.

Bake in 400 degree oven for 45 min.
Pull off foil and bake 15 min. longer or until crust is evenly browned and the filling is oozing out of the sides and bubbling in the middle.



Easy enough to warm in microwave...serve with
ice-cream, cool whip or a light sour cream(NUM)!

ENJOY!

TIP: As in the above recipe,  I also use 1/3 less sugar in everything I bake. If more moisture is needed I add unsweetened applesauce for missing sugar in recipes about 2/3 part applesauce to 1 part sugar.


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