Recipes

 My daughter made this for our guests this weekend and it was a huge hit.

Not-too-sweet pastry, great for pairing with coffee.

Perfect for the Fall Apple Harvest

This recipe uses apples instead of typical pears (although you could do pears if you like), incorporates thyme, is not too difficult considering that you can use a refrigerated, ready-made pie crust. I'll post the entire recipe below the jump. Enjoy! 

A Perfect Autumn treat! Serve with ice cream for a fantastic dessert.

"Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."  ~George Eliot

http://www.almanac.com/recipe/for/apple-quiche/559

Fabulous! What a wonderful change of pace for brunch or lunch! Use an apple that will hold its shape when baked -- Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Rome, or Northern Spy will all work. Avoid McIntosh and Red Delicious.

This is the best pumpkin pie I have ever found. The only one who may want to pass is a teetotaler. This is a recipe for 1 DEEP dish pie.

A maple pecan pie recipe with maple syrup, brown sugar, butter, and pecans.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 prepared unbaked pastry shell, 9-inch
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups pecan pieces or halves

PREPARATION:Preheat oven to 350° and place rack at lowest position. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Blend well and stir in pecans. Pour into prepared pie shell.  Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown and the filling is set.