Labour day love

The gang came out for some Labour Day family time.

And I made pies for dessert - lemon meringue and butterscotch cream.

In our family there are many ways to show love - but cooking and baking special dishes for them is close to the top of the list.

and judging by the "ohs and yums", there was a lot of lovin going on here yesterday :)

 I always follow my mother's recipe, a variation of the one on the Tenderflake lard box. She added 2 tsp brown sugar and a tsp of baking powder. A never fail recipe!

I make my lemon pie from a box - so simple and delicious. Someday, I'd like to try a fresh lemon recipe.

But, here's the pièce de résistance, Nana's Butterscotch Pie from Warm Vanilla Sugar, a lovely recipe blog. I love the story behind the pie and intend to adopt the title for my own - as I'm a Nannie now too!! Yay!

and with that, here's a sweet little picture of the babykins who made me one!

Cuddled up with my "baby boy" - her Uncle Jimmy.

Labour Day love indeed.