by Heather Sheire | Oct 4, 2013 | Bread, Breakfast, Snack
When school starts up at my daughter’s elementary school, the PTA at organizes a teachers breakfast for the first day of teacher training. Because our school starts in August, this breakfast takes place near the end of July when blueberries are at their peak....
by Heather Sheire | Mar 25, 2013 | Casseroles
File this under easy kid-pleasing weeknight dinner or simple side dish. Much like banana bread is really banana cake, cornbread is really more like corn cake and who wouldn’t want to have cake for dinner, right? We ate this dish for dinner, and my kids cleaned...
by Heather Sheire | Jan 7, 2013 | Candy, Gluten Free
Are you looking for a way to use up that bag of cranberries that you have left over from the Holidays? Or perhaps you are simply planning ahead to make something special for your Valentine? I’ve got just the thing. Last year, before Christmas, my friend Paula...
by Heather Sheire | Jun 18, 2012 | Cake
Hello everybody. Remember me? It has been a really long time since my last post. Where have I been? Working more than I have in years. In May, I started selling pies at the Clarendon Farmers Market in Arlington and it has sort of taken over my life. I love making pies...
by Heather Sheire | Apr 18, 2012 | Gluten Free, Salad
Have I mentioned how much I love quinoa? I first discovered quinoa in the form of flour in my Uncle Bill’s Quinoa Pancakes. Later, I had a quinoa salad at a PTA potluck and I was smitten. I like it’s nutty taste and petite size. Quinoa has a little...
by Heather Sheire | Feb 3, 2012 | Pies & Tarts
Chess Pie…it’s a southern thing. There are many different flavors, but the chocolate pie is kind of chewy, fudgy and sweet in a crispy buttery crust. Nothing wrong with that, right? My friend Janey from Georgia has been visiting and she was kind enough to...
by Heather Sheire | Jan 27, 2012 | Cake
So last week we delved deep into the fridge, freezer and cupboards to use up that which has a tendency to sit around. This always feels like a low-rent take on Iron Chef. The secret ingredient is…pasta! Meals included: Oma’s Spaghetti Sauce reheated from...
by Heather Sheire | Jan 18, 2012 | Cake
Do you like coconut? Not everybody does, which, I must admit, I find confusing. Like when people don’t like chocolate. It just doesn’t compute. Of course, I don’t prefer a number of things that other people swoon over (scallops, lobster, olives,...
