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Sunday Letter: 12.23.18

December 23, 2018 By Talya Tate Boerner 7 Comments

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

It’s inconceivable to me how quickly this year has flown. I hope Santa is better prepared than I…

I’ve been writing these Sunday Letters for a year now. I’ve missed two Sundays, I think. And a couple of letters were postcard short (like this one).

Today’s letter will be the last for 2018. Thanks for making my Sunday Letters a part of your week.Continue Reading

Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake

October 13, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 2 Comments

Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I made mini pineapple upside down cake for bookclub Tuesday night. Our book of the month was The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin, which I’m sorry to say I haven’t read yet. Even so, since the book was set in the 1950s and 60s, I wanted to make a retro-chic dessert popular during that time.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake has an interesting history that originated back when most everything was cooked in a cast iron skillet. Flip cakes, as they were known, involved some sort of fruit on the bottom—usually apples, cherries or plums—layered with sugar and a thin batter. The cake could be baked on an open fire, stovetop, or oven. When the batter was done, flipping the cake onto a plate made for an instant fruit and glazed sugar display. (If you think about it, this sounds almost like a layered cobbler.)Continue Reading

Best Meatloaf Ever. Period.

September 30, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 6 Comments

Best meatloaf ever. Period.

Seriously. This is the best meatloaf ever. I found the recipe in one of my favorite old cookbooks—The Ozarks Collections (1987). So far, this cookbook has never let me down. It’s tagline is best recipes from the heritage and traditions of a storied region.

The Ozarks Collection

Gotta be good, right?Continue Reading

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Talya Tate Boerner


Hi! I'm Talya. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Baylor graduate. Author of

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