| Spiced Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Jun 5th 2014, 22:50 So I actually made this pie last week, before our weekend berry picking adventure. And I'm tempted to make it again with the berries that I froze "fresh from the farm." For this, I cheated and used 2 pre-made pie crusts that I've had in the freezer since the holidays. And I say cheated, because I much prefer to use my own...but in a moment of weakness, busy-ness over the holidays, I grabbed a few packages and didn't end up using them. So now I figured, I better not let them go to waste and just use them up. And enjoy the convenience! (Note: If you freeze the store bought crusts, just set them out on the counter a few hours before you need to use them and let them come up to room temperature before unrolling.) I even made a pretty lattice top. It all baked down to ooey-gooey sweet-tart perfection! Don't worry if your pie seems kinda "tall" when you put it in the oven...it will shrink down as it bakes! And also, I recommend baking this with the pie plate on a foil lined cookie sheet. It can make for a bubbly mess in the bottom of your oven if you don't!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:50:33 PM |
|  | Alea's Strawberry Sorbet Jun 5th 2014, 22:37 As a mom, I love sorbet. It is lower in sugar than ice-cream and my kids are getting a healthy dose of fruit on their ice-cream cone. However, the frugalista in me winces every time I look at the price of a pinto container of sorbet. This recipe is an easy and frugal alternative to store-bought sorbet. When I buy strawberries on sale, I can make twice as much sorbet, for half the price of packaged sorbet. When I use strawberries from my garden, it costs pennies per serving. When I make strawberry sorbet, I do not put the pureed fruit through a sieve to remove the seeds. If you have a child who is very sensitive to texture, put a bowl under a sieve and push pureed berries through sieve with a spatula to remove the seeds. I use an ice-cream maker to process the sorbet, but if you don't have an ice-cream maker you can still enjoy this tasty treat by dividing the strawberry mixture between popsicle containers and freeze. They will be the tastiest popsicles ever. You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. If you use frozen strawberries. If you use frozen strawberries, allow them to thaw in the refrigerator before using. It doesn't take much active time to prepare the sorbet, but the strawberry mixture does need to cool in the refrigerator and then the sorbet requires several hours in the freezer to harden. If your kids cannot wait for it to harden, you can cheat and give them a "soft-serve" sorbet cone.  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:37:06 PM |
| | Chicken & Dumpling Casserole Jun 5th 2014, 22:28 Simple and delicious. My kids loved it because it was plain (read that "no vegetables") but had lots of creamy flavor! Found this recipe at Plain Chicken blog. | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:28:29 PM |
| | Summer Fruit Kebabs With Honey and Coconut Jun 5th 2014, 22:23 Talk about a healthy, sweet summer treat?! After all the chocolate and brownies as the past few desserts, I thought it might be time for some "dessert of the month detox"! ;) And what better way than with fresh fruit, honey and unsweetened coconut! Or sweetened coconut flakes if you insist on having sugar in your dessert. Or if that's what you've got on hand! Oh...and what you don't end up using for dessert on the skewers can be turned into a lovely fruit salad.  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:23:47 PM |
| | Raspberry Coffee Cake Jun 5th 2014, 22:15 For breakfast Saturday morning, I made a Raspberry Coffee Cake, following a Taste of Home recipe but making a few delicious modifications along the way. I almost made Raspberry Baked Oatmeal, but ended up trying this new recipe!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:15:05 PM |
| | How to Freeze Raspberries Jun 5th 2014, 22:03 Is stockpiling fruit and vegetables really necessary? Is it worth the time and trouble? Yes. And yes. Raspberries were on sale at my Kroger. (Yes, it is mine!) For $0.99/pint. Those tiny little things are regularly $3.00 a pop. I never buy them...somehow I can't justify spending $3.00 for 3 handfuls of DELICIOUS, SWEET, SUCCULENT raspberries. (I had forgotten how tasty they are!) But, for just $0.99...I'll buy a pint. Or 12. Yep, 12. What on EARTH are you going to do with 12 pints of raspberries that will start to go bad in 2 or 3 days??? Eat them, bake with them, and freeze them. Of course. First we (the kids and I) ate 2 pints. For a snack. We like them that much. Then, I froze 8 pints. Cause I knew that we'd eat them if I didn't get them into the freezer. Right away! I rinsed and let them drain for about 10 minutes. Then placed them on a paper towel to remove excess water. Then I neatly arranged them, gave into my Type-A tendencies and placed them on a baking sheet. Popped them into the freezer for a few hours, then transferred frozen raspberries into freezer baggies. I see Mango Raspberry Smoothies in our future! An antioxidant power punch of a smoothie! Mmmm...don't you want to reach through the screen and munch on a few? Finally for breakfast Saturday morning, I made a Raspberry Coffee Cake, following this Taste of Home recipe but making a few delicious modifications along the way. I almost made Raspberry Baked Oatmeal, but ended up trying this new recipe!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 11:03:49 PM |
| | Blackberry Mini-Muffins or Mini-Cupcakes - You Decide! Jun 5th 2014, 21:48 Blackberries. I love their sweetness and their tartness. I grabbed a few packages for a buck at the store last week. And I just had to make some muffins, or are they cupcakes? I'm not sure what to call them. Because they really could be both. They are that versatile. Now scroll through the delicious-ness and then help me figure out where these little goodies belong in the next cookbook!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 10:48:39 PM |
| | Strawberry Spinach Quinoa Salad Jun 5th 2014, 21:34 Hello lovely! Yes, this is a lovely, lovely salad. It's lovely because it combines a few of my favorite flavors (strawberry, spinach and almonds). It's lovely because it tasted light, but the quinoa made me feel full. And it's even lovelier because it is made of "ingredients I had on hand." Otherwise known as "popular ingredients that most people have"...because I don't buy too many crazy, off the wall or expensive ingredients...so chances are you have these ingredients too! And as you can see from the photo, I chopped up whole almonds...using what I had on hand. It would have been easier to use slivered or chopped almonds (or pecans!), but I didn't have those, so we made do. I'm all about improvising, and making do with what I can find in the pantry! Variation: If I'd had poppyseed dressing on hand, I would have used that...but I used a sweeter red wine vinaigrette that I found in the fridge. A balsamic vinaigrette would be lovely too. Use what you've got! My favorite salad that I eat for lunch several times a week is topped with diced mango, diced avocado and a tangy vinaigrette. So that combo is next on my list for a quinoa summer salad! Nom-nom!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 10:34:11 PM |
| | German Chocolate Brownies Jun 5th 2014, 19:45 German Chocolate will forever remind me of my mom. Growing up she would always make it. It has become one of my favorite cakes...I just love the taste of the frosting! I saw this fun recipe for German Chocolate Brownies and it quickly made it up my list on things "I Must Try." I am definitely more of a brownie girl than a cake girl so these were perfect for me! Try these out! They are SO easy and your friends and family will think you are absolutely incredible!  | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 8:45:53 PM |
| | Green Tomato Chow Chow Jun 5th 2014, 18:10 this has lemon juice in it and some hot peppers | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 7:10:49 PM |
| | Chocolate Gooey Cake With Cooked Icing Jun 5th 2014, 17:15 gladys goldsmith country cuisine abiline reporter news aug 1995 uses pet evaporated milk in icing | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 6:15:36 PM |
| | Chicken Manchego Jun 5th 2014, 16:49 Serve with a salad and you're done! | Rating: 0 Created: Jun 5, 2014 5:49:06 PM |
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