pies, crisps, & tarts

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the Andrus’s life-changing cherry almond pie

July 30, 2008

Note: It was a cloudy day yesterday, and for some reason, the lighting makes this pie look REALLY red. It wasn’t as red as it looks. Promise. Growing up, cherry pie was my least favorite kind of pie. Give me pecan, lemon, banana cream, chocolate, key lime, pumpkin…ANYTHING but cherry. Why you ask? Three words: [...]

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apple crumble pie

June 12, 2008

I’ve made about 12 apple pies/tarts in the last 2-3 years, and I cannot even explain the apple nirvana that I experienced in my mouth with this one. Michael had a work party last night and we were asked to bring dessert. We decided to bring my Uncle Sam and Aunt Amy’s life-changing cherry almond [...]

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