Yummy! Old Fashioned Coconut Meringue Pie {Granny's Recipe}

Yummy! Old-fashioned Coconut Meringue Pie, just like Grandma used to make. Get the recipe for the perfect pie filling and a secret to keep the meringue from shrinking! Southern Coconut Meringue Pie Homemade Coconut Meringue Pie is a staple in the South.  The pie filling is a rich, creamy custard loaded with sweetened coconut poured into a flaky, prebaked pie crust, then piled with a luscious cloud of meringue and sprinkled generously with sweetened coconut. I found out this morning that today is National Pie Day . Not knowing this yesterday, I made a Coconut Meringue Pie and an  Old Fashioned Butterscotch Pie to take to our Life Group Meeting this evening. How cool is that!  

Easy Homemade Spinach Artichoke Pizza

If you are a fan of spinach artichoke dip , you are going to love this simple and quick Spinach Artichoke Pizza . It made with a yummy creamy white sauce and topped with white cheese! When I made this Spinach Artichoke Pizza New Year's Eve, I was making it by the seat of my pants.

Hot Sweet Pepper Relish and Spicy Pinto Beans

Hearty, flavorful Pinto Beans cooked with Mexican-style seasonings make a great side dish,  with cornbread and topped with hot sweet pepper relish! I just read or heard on a food show that it has long been said that pinto beans originated in San Antonio and some refer to them as "Cowboy Beans". I don't know all about that, all I remember is that my mother cooked a lot of them when I was growing up in the 60's, so delicious, and I never got tired of them! Many a time they were the main course on our dinner table with a pan of cornbread and Chow Chow.

German Chocolate Cake {Granny's Recipe}

German Chocolate Cake , three layers of sweet, rich chocolate cake, creamy coconut pecan filling, and covered in a chocolate buttercream frosting. German Chocolate Cake Made with Baker's German Chocolate German Chocolate Cake is the quintessential dessert for almost any celebration, such as birthdays, weddings, Thanksgiving, and Christmas dinner.  You get the picture. My all time favorite cake at Thanksgiving and Christmas is the classic German Chocolate Cake . After reading about the origin of the German Chocolate Cake, it was interesting to know that the cake did not originate in Germany.  The chocolate itself was founded by Samuel German in 1852, hence the name of the chocolate. The first published recipe for German Chocolate Cake appeared in a Dallas newspaper in 1957, originating from a homemaker. There are a lot of recipes for this cake, with the most popular being the one on the box of Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate.  While it is the recipe my Mother used, I be...