Summer Recipes

We love to celebrate summer with all its garden-fresh possibilities! Here you’ll find endless varieties of fresh salads, light meals, and bbq dishes to enjoy all summer long. Everything from our picnic favorites like southern fried chicken, deviled eggs, and potato salad to Scallops au Gratin. And it wouldn’t be summer without our favorite frozen treats and no-bake desserts to get carry us through the dog days of summer.


my hand holding a widemouth Mason Jar filled with sweet bright red cherry pie filling

Numero Uno Sour-Cherry Pie Filling (From Scratch)

This is the easiest and BEST cherry pie filling recipe (maybe ever).  It’s incredibly straightforward and takes less than 10 minutes to make. The best part? You can use frozen or fresh cherries. I get a lot of requests for this recipe and once you’ve made it, you will never buy […]

a perfect spoonful of dark and bright red cherry pie filling on a silver serving spoon being held above the pot with the rest of the cherry pie filling below

Tart and Sweet Double Cherry Pie Filling (From Scratch)

This is the easiest and BEST double cherry pie filling recipe that uses a combination of both sour cherries and sweet dark cherries.  It’s incredibly straightforward and takes less than 10 minutes to make. The best part? You can use frozen or fresh cherries to make this pie filling. I […]

lard and butter pie dough in glass pie plate ready to bake

The Flakiest Butter and Lard Pie Crust Recipe

This may be the only pie crust you’ll ever need. It’s tender, buttery, super flaky and so versatile that it can be used for all of your sweet and savory pies, tarts, and, quiche recipes. If you’re looking for a flaky vegan pie crust, simply follow all the measurements and […]