If you prefer whipped topping over real whipped cream, there's a new product you should try. Actually, Truwhip isn't new, but it is to me. What I liked the most about Truwhip is that I didn't get a metallic taste in my mouth like I do with other whipped toppings. Maybe that's because it's 70 percent organic. If you'd like to find out more about Truwhip visit their website at Truwhip.com.


2009 Truwhip Photo Courtesy of Peak Foods, LLC

We've only got a couple of weeks until Thanksgiving a.k.a. Pie Day as I call it. This is the day that many people serve not one but maybe 2 or 3 different pies. This year try to avoid purchasing a ready-made pie crust. Use these Pie Crust Making Step-by-Step Photo Instructions to make your own. Not only is it made with ingredients you have on hand, but you can make your own for a lot less money. Also, you know exactly what you're getting. There are no strange chemicals. The best part, of course, is that a Homemade Pie Crust tastes the best!

2009 Pie Dough Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com

Blueberry Pie

2009 Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com

If you guessed Apple Pandowdy, you'd be correct. This dessert is baked either in a cast iron skillet or cake pan, and then turned upside down onto a serving dish. There isn't a better dessert for a really wet day like today. (Thanks to Hurricane Ida.) The only problem is that I'm having trouble waiting for my warm and flavorful upside-down apple pie, Apple Pandowdy, to finish baking. Yum!

2009 Pandowdy Photo by Pam Stephan About.com guide to Breast Cancer, licensed to About.com