Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

This is one of the pies that we had for Thanksgiving. The crust is made up of crushed gingersnaps that I made the day before with my friend Marian.

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/4 c pumpkin
• 1/2 c milk
• 1/16 t ginger (scant) {I just put in a small pinch)
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t salt
• 3/4 c of sugar 
• 1/4 t orange zest 
• 3 eggs separated 
• 1 envelope gelatin
• 1/4 c of water

Combine first 6 ingredients & 1/2 c of sugar and egg yolks in a pan. Cook in heavy pan on med. or in double boiler until thickened. ( Tip: don't turn the heat on until everything is mixed together). Add gelatin to water in a small bowl and mix well / let it stand to absorb the water. Add to pumpkin mixture. Stir, take the pan of the heat, and let it cool until it mounds and is no longer hot/very warm. Whip egg whites & remaining sugar ( 1/4 c ) with the orange zest in a separate bowl. Add to pumpkin mixture and gently turn it over to mix it with a spatula. It is very important to try and handle it as least as possible / try not to let the pie loose any of the air inside ( the pies height ) Pour into pie pan with ginger snap crust, and ...

...ENJOY!  :)

Pumpkin Muffins

On Sunday I made these babies.....got the recipe from here......but instead of pumpkin spice i used nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. ( just use this website: link )

I also used cream cheese frosting that will be posted soon.............

ENJOY! (as always)

(Almost)Perfect PB cookies

I made these wonderful PB last Sunday, and they were pretty good. They would have probably only taken 20-30 min., but it took me a little longer because we don't have a mixer, so I did it by hand. 

Ingredients: 

1/2 c sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c PB

1/2 c butter

1 egg

1 1/4 c flour 

3/4 t baking soda

1/2 t baking powder 

1/4 t salt

1 t vanilla 


Directions:

Cream together the PB and butter ( easier if softened ) and then add both kinds of sugar. The better you cream these together, the better the cookies taste. Then add the vanilla and egg. Mix together all of the rest of the ingredients (dry). Next, dump this mixture into the wet and stir together. Roll the cookies into balls and place on a greased sheet. Bake in the oven for 9 to 10 min. at 375 F. 

Enjoy!

Strawberry Shortcake

Yesterday I made this because my friend Marian from school came over with her family.

The recipe is really easy because you can just follow the recipe for a white cake mix or make your own and then add sliced up strawberries and cream or whip cream.

It's delicious and a quick dessert especially for the summer ( if it's still warm where ever you guys live)

I'm sorry, but I didn't think to take a picture, but I will add it when I make it again.

Easter Dinner

We had a wonderful Easter dinner on Sunday. Fresh homemade rolls, fruit salad, ham, rosemary potatoes and asparagus. I couldn't get any pics. because it got eaten up too fast. ;)

Grammy's Homemade Rolls

Ingredients:

- 2  1/4 c of warm water 

- 3 TBS of yeast

- 1/3 c of sugar

- 3 eggs

- 1/2 c of oil

- 1 TBS salt

- 7 c of flour 

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 375 F or 175 C. 

Beat until smooth, fluffy, & elastic.

Let the dough rise double, it takes about an 1/2 hour.

Put the dough onto a floured surface.

Cut the dough using a glass cup to press down and cut the roll dough out into circles. 

TIP: Get the glass as close to the edge as possible. If you do this correctly, there should only be little triangles left between circles.

Dip half of the roll circle into melted butter and fold together with the buttered side in the inside.

Put the rolls onto a greased pan and let them rise double again.

Then bake them in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

And......

ENJOY!!!

Summer Salad

 

here is a really easy but quickly made salad.

Ingredients:

- 2 or 3 tomatoes

- 1 yellow pepper

- 1/2 a cucumber

- lettuce

Directions: Cut up the veggies. Cube the tomatoes and the cuc into cubes. Cut the lettuce into strips and the pepper into slices and then in half / into 3 pieces. Stir together and... 

ENJOY!!!

Flower - shaped Pepper Platter

 

An easy arrangement of peppers on a platter.

Ingredients: 

- a yellow pepper

- a green pepper

- a red pepper

Directions: Cut the peppers into slices and arrange                           2 of each kind in a circle in the middle.                             Then place the rest around to look like a                         circle. 

ENJOY!!!

Birdie

 

Here's a fun idea that I had for lunch.

Ingredients:

- bread 

- PB ( crunchy or smooth )

- apple slices

- colored plate

Directions:
smear PB on toasted bread on a plate. Then add the apples on the plate to look like a bird.

ENJOY!!!