Category Archives: Sweets

“Did you leave room for dessert?” Of course we did. We don’t always eat sweets, but when we do we go for the best.

Recipe: Dairy-Free Chess Pie

We had some leftover coconut milk and an extra pie shell from our shoofly pie experiment, so we created a dairy-free chess pie based on this recipe. The taste is close to identical to Mom’s Chess Pie so you will … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Grandma’s Molasses Banana Bread

What to do with our leftover Grandma’s Molasses from Shoofly Pie? Make Grandma’s Molasses Banana Bread! This recipe was heavily circulated in ads in the ‘90s, according to Vintage Recipes. I’ve made a couple of practical tweaks. The bread has … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Shoofly Pie

There were many shoofly pie options available on my too-long-ago trip to the Green Dragon Market. The one I chose wasn’t particularly tasty so I knew I had to experiment at home. Although W3 has a recipe in As American … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mamo’s Rich Chocolate Cake

Our grandmother (Mamo) made Rich Chocolate Cake for our birthdays and it was always a high point of the celebration. Her recipe (found among my mother’s recipe cards) differs from similar recipes by using chocolate squares instead of cocoa powder … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Variations on a Banana Sandwich

The banana sandwich is a depression-era improvisation which is still popular down south, though we had never heard of it until reader Rob Smith gave us a heads up over in the comments on our Best Mayonnaise Taste Test post. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Orange Sesame Coffee Cake

Orange Sesame Coffee Cake is a variation of this recipe by San Francisco Chronicle’s Christian Reynoso, who says he likes to “develop a new all-day snacking cake every year”. Not too sweet, it hits the spot when you’re hungry for … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lemon Impossible Mini-Tarts

Mouth-watering pictures of Lemon Impossible Mini-Tarts are all over the internet, but they are generally misleading because the recipe bakes its own crust yet they are shown in premade pastry shells. The actual recipe makes something between a tart and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Cookies with Oats

I ran into No-Bake Chocolate Cookies with Oats at a bake sale at my physical therapist. They’re mighty good and will give my Cashew Coconut Clusters some competition as a quick-energy snack. Makes maybe 2 dozen cookies depending on the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chocolate Saratogas

Chocolate Saratogas are the contribution of Mrs. Frank H. Miller, daughter of former Senator from Missouri Edward V. Long, to the Congressional Club Cookbook (1993 Edition). There is a tradition of crackers with chocolate in the South, but I have … Continue reading →

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Try something different for your holiday cookie exchange.

This year we decided to give cookies from Michelle Hines Abram Thibeault, godmother of our BlueStar stove and a renowned local baker, rather than making them ourselves. Her 2021 deadline has passed, so file that link away for next year. … Continue reading →

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