A Fruitcake By Any Other Name…
Words by Andrea Goto Photography by Chia Chong Photo Styling by Libbie Summers Every Christmas my sister and I would help Mom haul the boxes of decorations from the attic, […]
Fruitcake Cookies
Recipe by Brenda Anderson Photography by Chia Chong Styled by Libbie Summers Model: Anna Heritage Fruitcake Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 3 eggs, beaten 3 cups […]
Stuffed Baked Apples
Tart green apples stuffed with sweet sausage and dried fruit? I feel like some kind of kept colonial wife even describing this.
An Apple Inspired Holiday Table Centerpiece
Like a some kind of dessert Santa, he appeared out of nowhere with a bucket filled with flowers, cut crystal vases and big bag of tricks. He went about his work and left in a flash. I’ll never forget the beauty of those fuchsia colored flowers he left behind or the speed in which he did the arranging.
Inspired by Green Apples
This week our inspiration is a Green Apple. A puckeringly tart flesh, a silky smooth texture, seeds of life and the perfect hint of green for this years holiday parties. Welcome into our home for a week of temptation inspired living and take a peek under the rug.
Sweet Leek and Turkey Pie
Recipe by Libbie Summers Photography by Chia Chong I hate leftovers –period. One exception –Thanksgiving. Sweet Leek and Turkey Pie (red potatoes and caramelized onions) Ingredients: 5 tablespoons butter, divided […]
Life of Pie
My formative years were made up of blueberry pie. Each summer Mom would drag my sister and me to the blueberry farm where we’d sit on buckets and encourage plump, steel-blueberries from their perch. “Try not to get the stems,” Mom would instruct. “Or the green berries. Or the ones that have a hint of red—they’re too bitter. They’ll ruin the pie.” In between her cautionary tales, she’s slip into a quiet meditation, working methodically through the rows.
Dark Chocolate Ginger Cream Pie
Ginger is my mother. Growing up, none of my friend’s mothers had such an “exotic” name. I loved saying her name and to this day I still refer to her using her full name “Ginger Patrick–not mom. This is Ginger Patrick’s pie. A rich dark chocolate pie with just a subtle hint of ginger–not at all like Ginger Patrick.
