Marnie Reilly and Margaret “Gram” Ryan do a lot of cooking. We’ve gathered together some of their favorite recipes for you to try and share with your family and friends.
‘Tis the season to share a fantastic recipe for Sour Cream Pumpkin Pie! My mother gifted me a great cookbook many years ago, and this recipe was one of the first I tried. I have made it for every Thanksgiving since. It’s a little different from the traditional recipe on the back of the Libby’s pumpkin puree can, but it is oh, so yummy!
Raspberry pie’s tart and sweet taste is the perfect dessert after a big meal. Marnie Reilly and I both serve it up with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. If you are a chocolate fan, a scoop of chocolate ice cream or gelato is perfect too.
Beef stew and pot roast are two of Marnie Reilly’s most requested dinners. Detective Tom Keller and Carl Parkins are particularly fond of her pot roast – and raspberry pie (recipe coming soon). As it happens, both dishes (and raspberry pie) are some of my favorite comfort foods.
A date square and a cup of tea is a wonderful treat. This is a recipe that I save for Christmas, but I’m not sure why. My mother served up date squares for family gatherings throughout the year. Perhaps I should bake these more often to get up to my mother’s skill level. Her date …