Joy of Country Living

You don’t hear much about fried pies anymore. It seems today that almost everything fried is demonized. But I like fried pies – and once about every ‘blue moon’ – I decide to make a batch. They had some beautiful peaches at the store so I bought a few with fried pies in mind. I [...]

Peach-plum crisp with crunchy topping is 50% no sugar added.

My salute to the Fourth of July was one of our favorite desserts – Cheesecake Crepes.    They are not that hard to make and make a great dessert for company. Ingredients:  1 package 10 crepes (purchase at store); 1  8 oz. package cream cheese (regular or low fat);  1  small tub (8 oz.)  Cool Whip;  [...]

After a somewhat crazy week (more on that later) – I found time to make David’s favorites for Father’s Day.  Shrimp for the main course and one of his favorite desserts - Banana-Blueberry Pie.  This recipe is a take on a pie we used to eat at Luby’s in Houston. The recipe I’m posting is how [...]

Memorial Day has always seemed to herald the beginning of summer – and as such David and I went blackberry picking.   Before I go any further, I’ve been told by the locals that they really aren’t blackberries but are dewberries.  Whatever you call them – they’re delicious!  We didn’t have to go far to get [...]