Sour Cherry Pie
Pastry for a 9-inch pie with lattice crust or double crust
5 cups pitted sour cherries
1/2 cup cherry juice
3/4 cup sugar, or to taste
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, optional
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Pinch salt
1 tablespoon butter
Vanilla ice cream
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Make your own pastry or have packaged pie […]

1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 lb. of chicken pieces
Mix together the soy sauce, oil, mustard, ginger, pepper, and garlic.
Brush the chicken with this mixture. Let it sit for 1/2 hour. Baste it every 10 minutes with the mixture while it’s […]

Make this ahead to store in the freezer.
4 eggs
1 cup milk
2 Tbl. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 tsp. nutmeg
8 slices day-old French bread, 3/4″ thick
butter, melted
In a medium-sized bowl, beat together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg. Place bread slices on a jelly roll pan. Pour the egg mixture over the bread, let it sit for a […]

When it’s cold outside, these will make you feel warm.
Hot Buttered Rum
2 quarts apple juicee
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 3″ stick of cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash ground nutmeg
1 cup rum
1/4 cup cold butter, sliced into 8 pats (no substitutions)
Combine the juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, salt and nutmeg in a […]