Southern Pecan Pie On those occasions when I need to cook for acquaintances of any kind I enjoy creating something that is warming and homemade, something that makes the world believe that I am a true southern girl. This Southern Pecan Pie is the perfect option for me no matter who I am cooking for,
Read MoreStrawberry Chocolate Cake Recipe in a Dutch Oven You will need a 12 inch Dutch oven. (You can have a two layer cake with two ovens! Just double the recipe!) Dry ingredients: 3 cups flour 1½ tsp. baking soda 2 cups sugar ½ cup cocoa 1 tsp. Salt 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp. Nutmeg
Read MoreA Dutch oven is any in a family of thick-walled cooking pots, usually made in cast-iron. They have tight-fitting lids and have been used to cook for hundreds of years. While this article will talk about European and American historical applications, similar cooking pots were all developed by the Dutch, the Japanese and the Balkans.
Read MoreThe Black Forest Cake is something of a misnomer. In its native german, the cake goes by the name of Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, which literally translates to Black Forest cherry torte. And you can see by the assembly that it is as much a cake as a Boston Cream Pie is a pie. A Black Forest
Read MoreFor November this year, we’ve gone out to gather up some of our favorite recipes that you can cook in a dutch oven or on iron cookware. So even if you’re going ‘Over the River and Through the Wood’ as the song says, you might not even have to make it to Grandmother’s house to
Read MoreIt feels a little counter-intuitive to say it, but pineapple upside-down cakes are a winter staple to me. Whenever she was invited to holiday parties, my mom has always brought one of these sugary desserts. Family friends have begun to crave them at holiday parties, and who can blame them? It’s a bright, flavorful dessert
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