With these cold winter days upon us, the tropics sound like a better place to be. If you can’t physically be there, let me help transport you there with the best ways to use coconut! There are so many ways to cook and bake and eat coconut – have it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, …
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Let’s start off the New Year 2016 with something sweet and easy! ( That’s how I want my New Year!) Easy Key Lime Pie! The temperatures are cooler now in Maine, but the Key Lime Pie will make us feel like we are in the Keys!!
There is nothing like a juicy, mouth-watering, perfect peach dripping down your chin on a hot summer day. Have you ever picked a bushel of peaches and wondered what to do with so many perfectly sweet and juicy fruits? I can help you with this dilemma…the dessert options are endless! Here you will find such different and …
If I told you how much my son loves pie, you wouldn’t believe it. I usually have to double the recipe because he could eat a whole pie by himself, maybe this should have been one of those times…. This easy, luscious and creamy no bake pie with fresh strawberries and blueberries will be perfect …
This simple make-ahead recipe is kid and adult approved on a hot summer day. You won’t believe how easy this pie is to put together. Just place it in the freezer so that the slices come out firm. It is creamy and perfectly pineapple. My son said it was the best thing he has ever …
Blackberry Pie Bars have a buttery crust with juicy plump blackberry center and a delicious crumbly topping! Blackberry Pie Bars are a summertime favorite and make a perfect afternoon snack or simple dessert. Juicy blackberries have the perfect sweetness for a bar dessert.
// A delicious sour cream custard pie with a pecan crumble. Every bite delivers a burst of blueberry sweetness. Use an already made pie crust or make my easy pie crust, recipe here. Flour, sugar, salt, sour cream, vanilla, eggs, blueberries and pie pastry shell. Beat together the sour cream, 2 tablespoons of flour, sugar, …
No-Bake Cookie butter pie is a rich, creamy cookie butter cream cheese filling on an Oreo Crust. Each bite of this no-bake cookie butter pie is pure cookie butter bliss. When I was in Los Angeles this winter, Susan and I went shopping at her local Trader Joe’s. Susan wanted me to try their Speculoos …
My dear neighbor and amazing gardener asked me if I would like some Kale….. I would never turn down Kale, so off I went to see how his garden beds are doing. I am so impressed by how beautiful his beds look, tomatoes, kale, squash, and look over there! I spotted 2 beautiful Rhubarb plants! …
Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp It is Rhubarb season, don’t I know it, having enjoyed a fabulous meal at Maude in Beverly Hills. The month’s theme was rhubarb. It was one of the most memorable meals, so incredible. This triggered something in my brain to make a Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Lucky me…when I was having my …
We are Dan and Scott, the guys from Platter Talk. We are two working dads with six boys who keep us busy in and out of the kitchen. We have mix of old and new recipes, from Scott’s urban childhood and Dan’s rural and simple upbringing. We would love you to stop by and check …
Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie. I have tried many recipes for Coconut Cream Pie, one was a complete fail and did not set, the others just didn’t have the flavors that I remember as a child. Coconut is a favorite of mine, especially in desserts. This is a simple recipe that I will make again …












