The winner of the Central PA 4th Fest’s Great American Cherry Pie Contest
Julie Kwasnica’s Cherry Pie
Crust:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 sticks cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening cut into small pieces
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water
Note: All of the ingredients should be cold.
Put the flour, […]

New York State Fair’s Hershey Bake-off winning recipe.
Chocolate Cake “Success”
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated suger
1 teaspoon rum
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup Hershey’s cocoa
1/2 cup Hershey’s chocolate, melted
For the Filling:
1/2 cup Hershey’s unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 cup unsalted butter
1/3 Hershey’s cocoa
1 cup superfine sugar
1 teaspoon rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tbsp melted butter
Preheat the oven to […]

From an article about “Extreme Burgers“:
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
2 beefsteak tomatoes
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Heat the oven to 250 degrees.
Cut the tomatoes into half-inch-thick slices and season both sides with salt and pepper. Lay the slices on a metal cooling rack set over a sheet tray and brush them […]

This crockpot dessert recipe comes from Rival (who should know a thing or two about slow cookers).
Decadent Chocolate Delight
1 package chocolate cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup water
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 package instant chocolate pudding mix
Grease inside of slow-cooker stoneware with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Combine cake mix, sour cream, […]

Shellie’s Prize Chess Pie
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
3 tablespoons light cream
1 and 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
Toss sugars, cornmeal and salt together with a fork. Add eggs, melted butter, cream, vinegar and vanilla. Beat […]

I don’t want to seem unsympathetic to the man in the news article but my first thought was the title of this post. My second thought was that I could have probably eaten my way out.
Darmin Garcia, an employee of a company that supplies chocolate ingredients, said he was pushing the chocolate down into […]

Great for breakfast or a lunch box snack.
Banana Blueberry Muffins
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin or line with […]

Easy Peach Cobbler
8 cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cloves
Zest of 1 lemon, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
1 refrigerated 9-inch pie crust
For the topping:
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Toss peaches with […]

Something cool with a perfect balance of sweetness and tartness is an ideal dessert for a hot summer day. This recipe is from Betty Crocker:
Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie
Perfect Baked Pie Crust (See Below)
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/2 […]

Back to school time -
Shake-it-up-salad
2 tablespoons French salad dressing
1/4 cup cubed cooked chicken
2 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons shredded carrot
1 cup torn prewashed salad greens
Pour salad dressing into 1-quart plastic container with tight-fitting lid. Place cooked chicken on top of salad dressing. Place Cheddar cheese on top of chicken, and carrot shreds on top […]