A spoonful of sugar We Pennsylvania Dutch like our sweets, and oooey gooey takes the prize every time in my Coalcracker Kitchen! When thinking of […]
Month: April 2020
Dry Bottom Shoo Fly Pie
As popular as Shoo Fly Pie is in the Coal Region and Pennsylvania Dutch country, say, “Shoo Fly Pie” and the majority of people seem […]
Pennsylvania Dutch Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pie I
If you ask any tourist to Pennsylvania Dutch country what food they most associate with the area, chances are high they will answer, “Shoofly Pie!” […]
Homemade Baking Release
When a recipe calls for greasing a baking pan — cake pans in particular — many bakers reach for the can of cooking spray. But […]
Hungarian Strapachka (aka Slovak Bryndzove Halusky)
My introduction to this lovely dish came quite recently. In Johnstown (PA) one of the great summer events held annually is the Cambria City Ethnic […]
Jewelry Added To The Shop
Two new pieces of wearable art celebrating the Coal Region have been added to the shop. These items are crafted in my own studio. These […]