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This recipe can be used to make either an incredibly flaky wheat and dairy pie crust or vegan pie crust. This makes enough pie crust for a double-crust pie.…

A friend of mine, who just happens to be the founder and CEO of the Virginia Renaissance Faire (shameless plug here) and is also one of my primary taste…

I love scones! Rich, moist, flavorful, and the perfect size for a simple breakfast. At the Virginia Renaissance Faire, I typically offer 5-6 different scones each week and vary…

Biscotti means “twice baked.” First you bake a very rich almost cake-like batter, then you slice it and bake it again. And then you say, “Yum!” See also: Gluten…

Cheese! Who doesn’t love cheese? But a bread packed with cheese tends to collapse and become heavy because of the density of the cheese. It took me numerous attempts…

While I was growing up, my neighbor, Sally Hudson, was a close friend of my family. My parents played cards with her; we planned neighborhood“trash can” dinners together and…

I have a wonderful peach tree that produces a tremendous amount of peaches every year. And after giving away buckets and buckets of peaches, I typically still have a…