Growing up, my Grandma Sylvia was known in many different circles in Baltimore, Maryland simply as “the pie lady.” In the late 1940’s, she used to home bake sinfully sweet, deliciously fresh pies and sell them to the local store for some extra cash. Extended family dinners at Gram’s apartment became the Friday night ritual. If you missed a dinner, you’d miss the opportunity to get a coveted piece of one of her pies, where homemade crusts and fresh whipped cream sealed in a variety of intense flavors from: chocolate to pecan to pumpkin spice. … [Read more...]
A Peanut Butter Pie – In Memory of Mikey
August 17, 2011 By 8 Comments
I don't know Mikey. I have never met him. However, I have been following his wife Jennifer Perillo's blog, In Jennie's Kitchen, for a while prior to launching MyJudytheFoodie. What I'm quickly learning about the blogging world is how you can feel so connected, so in sync with someone whom you've never physically met, just by consistently reading their posts. Those that know Jennie personally, and those that simply follow her blog (like me), learned that Jennie's husband Mikey died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He leaves behind … [Read more...]
