Julie Saffrin

PEACH TORTE

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Lately, I’ve been into making fruit desserts. Not sure why. I think because I love peaches. And I love this Peach Torte with vanilla bean ice cream. I received this Peach Torte recipe from my sweet friend, Ann Seymour. Prepared and baked correctly the Peach Torte is the most fabulous-tasting and easy recipe I make. You’ll be slurping up every last syrupy spoonful of deliciousness. I do use a torte pan – it’s actually a Pampered Chef edged baking stone approximately 11 inches in diameter. But a 9×9 cake pan will work great too. I tried to double this recipe for a…

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A SUMMER EVENING ON DEAD LAKE

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2016 marks the tenth year we have owned our cabin on Dead Lake in Ottertail County, Minnesota. When we first bought the place, our three sons, Sam, Joe, and Jake, joked that the reason the lake was called Dead was “because there were no girls on it.” I, too, was surprised the first time we circled the lake. With the exception of a handful of resorts, very little noise or activity was to be seen or heard. Notta one ice cream shop or restaurant to motor up to on this 7,500-acre lake was to be found. The lake, it turns…

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Gert’s Fantastic Brownies

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Gert Saffrin’s Fantastic Brownies November 19, 2014 Unfortunately, the above image is the only evidence I have that Gert’s Fantastic Brownies are worth your time to make. Yesterday marked two events. A birthday celebration for my first born, Sam (affectionately called Sammy) and what would have been my mother-in-law, Gert Saffrin’s 96th birthday.   Sammy’s dinner wish was shredded beef tacos, cole slaw, brownies and Kemp’s Moose Tracks ice cream. He received his wish with some hors d’ourvres tossed in. Here was the menu, with links to the recipes. Appetizer, Layered Ranch Dip – recipe is from Holly Lofthouse’s website Life in the…

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People Need a Place to Share and Remember

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Today’s guest post is written by Alice J. Wisler, author and grief workshop facilitator. Her book, Getting Out of Bed in the Morning, a grief and loss devotional is a top seller on Kindle. Today her post is about her current release, Memories Around the Table, a cookbook Alice compiled of recipes and stories based on contributors’ memories of loved ones who have passed. The cookbook is getting rave reviews! After reading this post, please leave a comment about your favorite recipe handed down to you from a favorite person who has passed away. Alice will randomly draw a name from the…

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Gert Saffrin’s Fantastic Pumpkin Pie

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Of the many things I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving season, close to the top of my list is Gert Saffrin’s Fantastic Pumpkin Pie recipe. Why? Because her recipe is the reason I like pumpkin pie.  As a kid, I never had a taste for it, but once in the Saffrin family, Gert’s pie won me over. Gert always served it chilled with Readi-Whip cream squirted on top. Festal Brand is the canned pumpkin you’ll need to buy. Nothing else will do. (For an interesting story about the pumpkin pie recipe of the back of a Festal Brand golden pie pumpkin can,…

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