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The holiday baking season is upon us. The supermarkets have displays of the ingredients to prepare cakes, cookies and pies.

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From pumpkin to apple to pecan to pear, people expect to see a pie on the table after their Thanksgiving meal. If that’s not ...

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Drummond's recipe called for store-bought crust and cream or half-and-half. Drummond's chicken pot pie seemed really decadent. Her recipe calls for a store-bought pie crust and a quarter cup of ...

Use small pretzel sticks as tail feathers Use pecan halves for wings on each side. Serve with crackers and vegetables. Pie Dough 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 Tbs sugar 4 Tbs shortening 4 Tbs ...