Sometimes you just want a comforting dessert and Rice Pudding is exactly right for times like those. Uncle Ben's Ben's Original Rice is often my choice for dinnertime rice (so delicious under Turkey Gravy) but do NOT use it for Rice Pudding. Instead, jasmine rice or leftover … [Read more...]
Flan
From The New York Times Magazine, December 20, 1998. Molly O'Neill's Food column "The Tamale Follies" was about a Mexican-American family in Glendale, California with a traditional Christmas menu of clams, shrimp with garlic, chicken tamales, salsa, and flan. So far … [Read more...]
Blackberry-Apple Pie
This recipe appeared in Southern Living in November 2011. We made it for Thanksgiving that year and it was a big hit. It tastes wonderful, and it is beautiful as well. I love to weave the pastry strips over the top of the pie. The recipe originally included … [Read more...]
Angel Pie
From an old Washington & Lee College spiral-bound notebook, written in green ink by my grandfather Robert Warren Howe Mish. Perhaps my family's most time-honored dish, this dessert was served at every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner I can remember. It was always called … [Read more...]
Peach Crumble
Adapted from Stephanie at Allrecipes where it goes by the name of "Mom's Peach Crisp." Juicy summertime peaches are the best thing about South Carolina! We enjoyed Peach Crumble for dessert in 2016 soon after Caroline and Dan moved into their new house. Rob was also present for … [Read more...]