PASTRY CREAM
After making pastry cream for years, I found a forgotten box of Jello vanilla pudding in the back of the pantry. It brought up fond memories from my childhood, and so I pulled it out and mixed it up.
AUTUMN LEAF PUMPKIN PIE
Fall of 1996 was the year of pumpkin pies. After each test, Mark asked for more spices and a deeper dish. After this version…there were no more requests, except that it should be made more often!
LEMON SHERBET
This sherbet (sher-bit) has a great story behind it. In the fall of 2014 we were at Courtney and John’s home in Charlotte, North Carolina, where John’s mom, Barbara, was guiding me through her famous…
COCONUT BARS
Grandma Dorothy used to bake these for Mark’s dad every year for his birthday. They remind me…
