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Chocolate Cream Pie

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I came by my sweet tooth honestly–both of my grandmothers love their sugar, and my one and only mother can’t escape its enticement either. Her downfall, or one of them, anyway, is chocolate cream pie.

Impossible Pie

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I love pie. My only qualm is that a delicious, homemade crust takes a bit of time to prepare. What you see before you solves that problem. It’s known as Impossible Pie, and it’s given that name because there’s no crust involved–it magically forms on its own. Incidentally, I think it should be thusly-named for more »

gimme some (brown) sugar!

Fact: I prefer brown sugar over white sugar. I’ve been known to dig into a bag of brown sugar with a spoon, but I can’t even imagine doing such an act with white sugar. For this reason, I find it a great tragedy that so much of the world has never tasted brown sugar pie. more »

7 Dishes for a Perfect Thanksgiving Table

There is a sea of Thanksgiving dishes washing over blogs and recipe sites this week.  Here at the Back Burner, we’ve done the legwork for you and have picked our favorites to help you create your best Thanksgiving table yet.  Enjoy!  #1. Herb and Salt Rubbed  Turkey.  Non-turkey options are  becoming ever more common at  Thanksgiving more »