Everything Homemaking
from Recipe.com Magazine Summer 2011 I don’t make a lot of quiche type dishes but this one was really good and I’ll definitely be making it again. The recipe calls for individual ham & cheese quiches but I just made one big quiche. I’ll admit right up front that I had a little trouble with the pie crust instructions. I’ll explain later so you don’t have to repeat my … [Read more...]
Have you ever made a pie that required you to put aluminum foil around the edges to keep the edges from burning? I used to do that. It was a pain. And the foil always fell off. Then about 10 years ago my mother-in-law got me Mrs. Anderson’s pie shield. Wow! It was SO much easier than trying to use foil. The pie shield costs about $6.00 (they were about $12 when I got mine) and … [Read more...]
Who doesn’t love apple pie! Well, I do know a few people who don’t but they’re a little crazy. Most people love apple pie and now’s a great time to whip up either a traditional apple pie or a Crunch Caramel Apple Pie. Here’s how: TRADITIONAL APPLE PIE 2 nine-inch pie shells 4 medium-sized apples (you can use as many as you want – my family likes a little less apple and … [Read more...]
Working with dough can be messy. But a pastry cloth can make the process cleaner and easier. What is a pastry cloth? Basically it’s a specially treated cloth that doesn’t absorb grease or moisture and is stiff enough to allow you to easily roll out pastry, bread and cookie dough. The benefit to using a pastry cloth is that it keeps the counter cleaner and allows you to use less flour … [Read more...]
