This gorgeous Cranberry Meyer Lemon Pie with gingersnap crust is a show-stopping holiday dessert that’s perfect for Thanksgiving. It’s like Key Lime Pie, but better! STOP THE PRESSES. This Cranberry Meyer Lemon Pie is the pie to beat all other pies this Thanksgiving (sorry Grandma). It’s a brilliant twist on key lime pie that will…
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Grandma’s Blueberry Pie
This recipe for my grandma’s blueberry pie is a summer staple in our house. It’s simple and pure, just like my grandma made it, and really lets the blueberries shine. A few weeks ago we surprised my grandma for her 80th birthday. We threw a small family barbecue at my Aunt Ang’s house and everyone…
Brown Butter Pear Pandowdy
This warm and cozy fall dessert is simple to make (thanks to store-bought frozen puff pastry) and is perfect for Thanksgiving. I’d never heard of a pandowdy up until this year. Have you? It’s a classic American dessert with origins in New England and dates back quite some time. I’ve made crisps and crumbles, buckles and betty’s,…
Turkey Pot Pies with Bacon, Caramelized Onions + Butternut Squash
This cozy recipe for Turkey Pot Pies with Bacon, Caramelized Onions, and Butternut Squash is sponsored by the National Turkey Federation. All opinions are 100% my own. This here, my friends, is fall on a plate. It’s basically the food equivalent of jumping in a pile of leaves while wearing an oversized sweater and plaid flannel scarf. It’s…
Red Wine Poached Pear Tarte Tatin
This show stopping French tarte tatin is made with tender pears that have been poached in a spice infused red wine sauce. Perfect for the holidays! If this deep burgundy, wine-soaked, upside down pear tart doesn’t say “The Holidays,” well my friends, I just don’t know what does.
Brown Butter Pumpkin Galette with Caramelized Onions, Goat Cheese + Sage
Brown butter pumpkin galette topped with caramelized onions and tangy goat cheese. This savory pumpkin galette makes a perfect Thanksgiving appetizer! It’s Thanksgiving week! Time to turn on the oven, crank up the tunes and bust out your fanciest pair of stretchy pants. We’ve got a lot of work to do.
Chicken Pot Pie
This is the BEST recipe for Chicken Pot Pie EVER. Tender chicken, classic veggies, rich gravy, and a flaky, buttery crust. Ultimate comfort food! November is for pies. And not just sweet pies. All kinds of pies! I love pie. Have I mentioned that? Buttery, flaky crusts are my kryptonite. Pie is seriously the…
How to Make Pie Crust From Scratch (Video!)
This easy video tutorial will show you exactly how to make a perfect, buttery, flaky, tender pie crust every single time. Perfect for Thanksgiving! Listen up boys and ghouls! Okay, bad halloween pun. But here’s the deal: Sunday is the first day of November, which means there’s going to be a lot of pie baking…
Blueberry Peach Crostata
This easy summer dessert recipe combines peaches and blueberries in a simple Italian style free-form tart, like a galette! It’s an easier alternative to pie and perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Blueberry and peach season overlap for a very brief moment here in New Jersey. Blueberry season starts in early-mid June and…
Cherry Vanilla Ricotta Crostata
This recipe for cherry vanilla ricotta crostata is an easy free form cherry pie with a layer of creamy vanilla ricotta underneath fresh cherries, wrapped up in a simple flaky crust! This cherry vanilla ricotta crostata is to die for! So this is sort of an oddly timed post. You see, I want to tell…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.