Monday, August 31, 2009

Peach Custard Pie

This is a very yummy pie if you like fruit, and custard.(sorry this isn't the best picture. But I promise that it tastes really good.)


1 unbaked Pie crust

3/4 c. White sugar
2 T. flour
1/3 t. Salt
1 c. Sour cream
1 Egg
1 t. Vanilla
2 c. Sliced Peaches (I haven't tried it, but I'm sure that any fruit could work.)
-Topping-
1/3 c. Flour
1/3 c. Brown sugar
1 t. Cinnamon
1/4 c. Butter softened

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
-Prepare pie crust in pie dish, set aside.
-Whisk together sugar flour and salt. Beat in sour cream, eggs and vanilla
-Stir in peach/fruit mix together and pour into pie dish.
-Bake pie for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, continue baking until filling is set, approx. 30 minutes.
- Mix together ingredients for crumb topping until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over pie.
- Return oven temperate to 400 degrees. Place pie back in oven and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
-Remove and cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Grammy's Chocolate Chip Cookies!


This is my grandmother's cookie recipe. She is much better at making them then I, but they are the best in the world.
This recipe makes I don't know how many cookies, around 5 dozen or so.

2 c. Shortening
2 C. Brown sugar
1 C. Sugar
4 Eggs
1 T. Vanilla
1 T. Milk
1 t. Baking soda
1 t. Salt
5 C. Flour
1 12 oz. Bag Chocolate Chips


Cream together shortening and sugars. Mix in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and milk. Mix dry ingredients together, then add gradually to sugar mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Bake in oven @ 350 degrees for 8 min.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Spaghetti Salad

1 lb. thin spaghetti
2 lg. tomatoes, diced
2 lg. cucumbers, diced
1 can black pitted olives, sliced
1 (18 oz.) bottle Italian dressing
1 jar McCormick salad supreme seasoning (do not substitute this seasoning)

Cook spaghetti; drain well and rinse with cold water. Mix spaghetti and vegetables. Add olives and salad dressing.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 T. mustard
1 T. honey
1 t. apple cider vinegar
2 green onions, chopped
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Directions:
Mix mayonnaise, mustard, honey, vinegar and onions. Grill chicken breasts and brush with mixture.

My variation:
I used low-fat mayonnaise and it tasted fine. I also left out the green onions cause I don't like them. Some of the mixture kept falling of the chicken and making a mess on the grill... so next time we make this, I'm going to grill the chicken a little bit then brush on the mixture so it sticks better. Still, this was very, very tasty -- and very simple. I served it with brown rice and some veggies. It also tastes good warmed up, as leftovers.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Cookie dough ice cream

OK, this probably doesn't actually count as a recipe. Lately we've been addicted to cookie dough ice cream (especially the new Frosty's with cookie dough from Wendy's), but the budget doesn't allow for the frequent consumption we've been craving. The solution ... we make our own.

We tried just mixing actual cookie dough into ice cream, but the secret we've found is baking the cookies for half the time you're supposed to. This melts the chocolate chips into a deliciously gooey state and leaves you with ideal doughy cookies to break into pieces and mix into your ice cream.

We're whipping up new kinds of cookie dough every few days for this indulgence. Yummy.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

OOPS

Sorry all about the ingredient amounts being cut off on the Coconut Cupcake recipe. I thought I had fixed and then I realized..It didn't work. So I think it will now!!
Jessica

Blackbottom Strawberry Pie



1 cooked deep dish pie crust

2/3 c. hot fudge topping

8 oz. cream cheese (softened)

1 C. powdered sugar

3-4 C. Strawberries (quartered)

1/2 C. Strawberry pie glaze (i use the danish dessert mix)


1. Make crust as directed on box. Cool completely, about 15 min.

2. Spread fudge topping along the bottom of the crust and refrigerate for ONE HOUR.

3. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar. Medium speed until smooth. Carefully spread over fudge.

4.In a medium bowl, gently mix strawberries and glaze. Spoon over cream cheese and refrigerate until firm. (about 1 hour)
Optional- Top with Whipped Cream

This pie is DELICIOUS!