Category Archives: Sweet as Pie

Chocolate Mint Brownie Bites

There are TWO desserts on the August Sweet as Pie list – Bananas Foster and Chocolate Mint Brownie Bites.  We’re saving the Bananas Foster until the end, so this week we (and by “we” I mean “I”) whipped up the … Continue reading

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Corn Casserole with Peppers

This was the bonus recipe for August and I was really looking forward to it since there is so much fresh corn to be had this time of year.  This was extremely easy to make and was extremely delicious too.  … Continue reading

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Spinach & Mushroom Quesadillas

For our first selection from this month’s Sweet as Pie list, we made Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas (chosen by Ellen at Sweet and Savory Snacks who got married last weekend – congrats Ellen!).  We both love mushrooms, we both love … Continue reading

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Honey-Plum-Soy Chicken

Rounding out the July Sweet as Pie picks was Honey-Plum-Soy Chicken, a hearty braised chicken dish.  I can’t say that this one caught my eye when flipping through the cookbook, but I was pleasantly surprised.  It was really good, gave … Continue reading

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Knock You Naked Brownies

We were really looking forward to this dessert from the July Sweet as Pie menu.  Here’s how it came together: You start with a box of German chocolate cake mix and add some melted butter and some evaporated milk.At this … Continue reading

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Cherry Limeade

This Sweet as Pie pick was so quick and easy, I only have one picture of it.  We love lemonade and limeade so we were excited to try this one.  Now, I don’t do cherries so I mixed everything except … Continue reading

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Fourth of July

Since it was Phillip’s first week at MUSC and also the week of the Fourth, his new group got together to attend a local minor league baseball team (the Charleston Riverdogs) game and enjoy the celebratory fireworks thereafter.  It was … Continue reading

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Easy Calzones

First up on my cooking to-do list this month was this fun pick from Sweet as Pie, Easy Calzones.  A cool idea and pretty easy to execute.  Here’s how it came together: First, you start with some frozen bread dough … Continue reading

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Sangria

A bottle of red, a bottle of white… See, we just had a Billy Joel moment there. Fine, I’ll move on. I rounded out this month’s Sweet as Pie picks with my pick, PW’s Sangria.  I really like sangria, and … Continue reading

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Gazpacho

I purposely saved this Sweet as Pie pick for the few days I would be in Charleston before Phillip arrived since it’s well known that Phillip strongly believes that soup should be hot.  I, however, embrace cold soup – especially … Continue reading

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