Author Archives: Jennifer

Caramel Smores Cups

Two desserts in August!  In addition to the Easy Blueberry Pie, the August Sweet as Pie menu also offered these Caramel Smores Cups.  What a quick and easy treat!  Here’s how they came together: First, I mixed the cookie dough … Continue reading

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Overnight Oven-Baked French Toast

Phillip loves French toast, and since I don’t make him real breakfast as often as he might like, he was excited to see this recipe for Overnight Oven-Baked French Toast pop up on the Sweet as Pie menu.  Here’s how … Continue reading

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A Low Country Adventure

In early August, we teamed up with our friends Jeff and Ashley for a little excursion to Bulls Island, an undeveloped barrier island in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.  This was actually a beach drop – they dropped us … Continue reading

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Fourth of July

It’s always nice to start a month with a day off!  We don’t always have holidays off together, so we wanted to make sure we actually did something with our bonus time.  Now that we have the canopy tent, we … Continue reading

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Summer Visit

In mid-July, my parents, brother, and niece flew in for a long weekend visit.  It was Kenslee’s first airplane trip, and she was so excited!  And of course, we were excited to have visitors, too! We enjoyed a shrimp boil … Continue reading

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Buttermilk Pie

I was most looking forward to this final recipe on the July Sweet as Pie list.  It’s a recipe for Buttermilk Pie from one of my favorite Charleston restaurants, Hominy Grill.  I’d had the pie in the restaurant, but wanted … Continue reading

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Thai-Style Tuna Burgers

This pick for the July Sweet as Pie menu was made by our gust picker, my friend Sarah.  Phillip was really excited about this one, and although I’m not generally a big fan of tuna, I must say that I … Continue reading

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Pork Chops with Garlic and Wine

Next up on the July Sweet as Pie menu was this recipe for Pork Chops with Garlic and Wine from the Pioneer Woman blog.  This was a relatively simple recipe to throw together (other than the millions of garlic cloves). … Continue reading

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Hot Corn Dip

Rounding out this month’s Sweet as Pie selection was this Hot Corn Dip from Trisha Yearwood.  Simple to prepare and delicious!  Here’s how it came together: First I mixed together two cans of Mexican corn, two cans of diced green … Continue reading

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Brown Rice Greek Salad

For a lighter meal, we made this selection from the Sweet as Pie menu to serve alongside some broiled tilapia.  I love cucumbers and Phillip loves feta, but we didn’t love this dish.  It was a dud for us.  Here’s … Continue reading

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