Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10552201-nautier-and-wilder

Recipe for the day ~ Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup butter flavored shortening

1 cup paced light brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tspn vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tspn baking soda

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 tspn ground cloves

1/2 tspn salt

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

In a large bowl, cream together butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth

Combine the flour,baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt

Stir into the sugar mixture

Stir in the oats and raisins

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet

Bake for about 11 minutes or until light and golden

Do not overbake

Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely

Store in an airtight container

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles William Eliot

Recipe for the day ~ Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tspns ground ginger

1 tspn baking soda

3/4 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 tspn ground cloves

1/4 tspn salt

3/4 cup margarine, softened

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 TBspn water

1/4 cup molasses

2 TBspns white sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt

Set aside

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy

Beat in the egg

Stir in the water and molasses

Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture

Shape dough into walnut size balls 

Roll them in the remaining 2 TBspns of sugar

Place cookies 2 inches apart onto a ungreased cookie sheet

Flatten slightly

Bake for about 9 minutes 

Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely

Store in an airtight container

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ” ― Washington Irving

Recipe for the day ~ White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 TBspn brandy

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tspn baking soda

3/4 cups white chocolate chips

1 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375

Grease cookie sheets

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar

Beat in the egg and brandy

Combine the flour and baking soda

Stir into the sugar mixture

Mix in the white chocolate chips and cranberries

Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets

Bake for about 9 minutes

Allow cookies to cool 1 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool 

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” 
― Calvin Coolidge

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6599682-nauti-deceptions

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3671417-nauti-intentions

Recipe for the day ~ Whipped Pumpkin Pie

Whipped Pumpkin Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

**FOR THE CRUST**

3 cups graham cracker crumbs

2/3 cup white sugar

3/4 cup butter, melted

**FOR THE FILLING**

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup white sugar

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed

1/2 tspn ground nutmeg

1/2 tspn pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Combine graham crackers, 2/3 cup sugar and melted butter in a mixing bowl

Mix until evenly moistened, then press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9-inch spring form pan

Place pan on baking sheet

Bake the crust for 10 minutes or until lightly brown and toasted

Remove from oven and allow crust to cool

Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes

Beat in pumpkin puree until completely incorporated

Fold whipped topping into the pumpkin mixture

Stir in nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice

Pour pumpkin mixture into graham cracker crust

Cover pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight

Gently remove pie from spring form pan

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.” ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

Recipe for the day ~ Bourbon Pecan Pie

Bourbon Pecan Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 TBspns butter, melted

1/2 cup light corn syrup

3 eggs,beaten

2 TBspns bourbon

2 cups pecan halves

1 (9-inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust

Directions:

Preheat oven to 35

Mix the white sugar, brown sugar and butter together in a bowl

Stir in the corn syrup, eggs and bourbon

Fold in the pecans

Pour mixture into the pie crust

Bake for 10 minutes

THEN reduce heat to 350 and continue to bake for about 30 minutes or until the pie is set

Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before serving

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2249507.Nauti_Dreams

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “I sustain myself with the love of family.” ― Maya Angelou

Recipe for the day ~ Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tspn salt

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks, beaten

2 TBspns butter

1 1/4 tspns vanilla extract

1 (9-inch) pie crust

4 bananas, sliced

Directions:

In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt

Add milk in gradually while stirring gently

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly

Keep stirring and coo for about 2 minutes 

Remove from heat

Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture

Cook for another 2 minutes and continue to keep stirring

Remove mixture from stove and add butter and vanilla

Stir until the whole mixture has a smooth consistency

Preheat oven to 350

Slice bananas into the pie shell

Top with pudding mixture

Bake for 15 minutes

Top with sliced bananas 

Chill for 1 hour or longer before serving

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career. ” ― C.S. Lewis

Recipe for the day ~ Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 (8 ounces) packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 tspn vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 tspn ground cinnamon

1 pinch ground cloves

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla

Beat until smooth

Blend in eggs one at a time

Remove 1 cup of batter and spread onto the bottom of the crust, set aside

Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended

Carefully spread over the batter in the crust

Bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set

Allow to cool

Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight

Cover with whipped topping before serving

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” ― George Burns

Recipe for the day ~ Giant Banana Cream Whoopie Pie

Giant Banana Cream Whoopie Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes and PAM®)

Ingredients:

PAM® Bakin Spray

1 (15.25 ounce) package milk chocolate cake mix

Wesson® Pure Vegetable Oil

Egg Beaters® Egg Whites

4 (3.25 ounce) cups Snack Pack® vanilla pudding

2 bananas, peeled and sliced

Reddi-Whip® Original Whipped Topping (optional)

Directions:

Spray 2 9-inch round cake pans with PAM® baking spray

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using Wesson® Pure Vegetable Oil and 1/4 cup Egg Beaters® Original for each fresh egg 

Cool cakes completely after baking according to directions on the box

Place one cake on a serving plate

Spread pudding over top of cake

Arrange banana slices on pudding and top with second cake

Serve with Reddi-Whip, if desired

Refrigerate any leftover cake

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come--as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.” ― Thomas Fuller

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/741214.Nauti_Nights

Recipe for the day ~ Meyer Lemon Pie

Meyer Lemon Pie

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Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups white sugar

3 large eggs

3 3/4 fluid ounces Meyer lemon juice

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 (9-inch) pastry shell, unbaked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Place sugar, eggs and lemon juice in a blender

Blend until smooth, about 3 minutes

Pour melted butter into the blender and blend for 30 seconds more

Transfer lemon filling to the pastry shell

Bake for about 30 minutes or until filling is just set

Allow pie to rest until completely set before serving, about 15 minutes

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “My Mama always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you might get.” ― Forrest Gump

Recipe for the day ~ Apple Pie

Apple Pie

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Ingredients:

1 pastry for a 9-inch double pie crust

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 TBspns all-purpose flour

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425

Melt the butter in a saucepan

Stir in the flour to form a paste

Add water, white sugar and brown sugar

Bring to a boil

Reduce temperature and let simmer

Place the bottom crust in your pie pan

Fill with apples

Mold slightly

With 2nd part of the crust, cut into strips to create a lattice crust on top of the pie

Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust

Pour slowly so that it does not run off

Bake for 15 minutes at 425

Reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for another 45 minutes or until apples are soft

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Motivation doesn't last, neither does a shower. That why we need it everyday” ― Zig Ziglar

Recipe for the day ~Egg Custard Pie

Egg Custard Pie

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Ingredients:

3 eggs, beaten

1 cup white sugar

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 TBspns all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 tspn vanilla extract

1/2 tspn ground nutmeg

1 pastry for a 9-inch single pie crust

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Bake pie shell for 5 minutes

Set aside

Reduce heat to oven to 325

Combine melted butter, sugar, flour, milk, vanilla and nutmeg

Add beaten eggs and blend well

Pour filling into partially baked pie shell

Bake for about 50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean

Do not overcook

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.” ― Albert Einstein

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204103.Nauti_Boy

Recipe for the day ~ Carrot Pie

Carrot Pie

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Ingredients:

1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

3/4 cups sugar

2 cups chopped carrots

2 eggs

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1 tspn vanilla extract

3/4 cups milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Press the pie crust onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate

Bake the shell for about 5 minutes, just to firm it up

Remove from the oven and set aside

Place carrots in a saucepan with enough water to cover

Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes

Drain water and mash carrots until smooth using a food processor  

In a medium bowl, mix together the carrot puree, sugar and eggs

Mix in the cinnamon and vanilla

Gradually stir in the milk

Pour the mixture into the partially baked pie shell

Bake for 10 minutes

Reduce heat to 350 and bake for additional 45 minutes or until firm

Cool completely before serving

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain

Recipe for the day ~ Cherry Pie

I personally DO NOT like cherries so I would never make this but I thought I would share this recipe =)

Cherry Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

**FOR THE CRUST**

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup shortening, chilled

1/2 cup cold water

1 pinch of salt

**FOR THE FILLING**

1 1/8 cups white sugar

3 1/2 TBspns cornstarch

2 pounds sour cherries, pitted

1 TBspn butter

1/4 tspn almond extract

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt

Cut in the cold shortening until pea-sized (you may use the paddle of a stand mixer for this step or pulse in a food processor, then transfer to a bowl)

Stir in water until mixture forms a ball

Divide dough in half and shape into balls

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or over night

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half the dough to fir a 9-inch pie plate

Place the bottom crust in pie plate

Loosely cover with plastic and refrigerate

Whisk together sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan

Add cherries and toss to coat

Let stand for about 10 minutes to draw out the cherry juices

Preheat oven to 475

Place a baking sheet in the oven while it's preheating

Bring cherry filling to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly

Lower the heat and simmer for 1 minute or until the juices thicken and become translucent (filling will thicken further as it cools)

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and almond extract

Mix thoroughly and allow to cool to room temperature

Roll out 2nd crust and cut into lattice strips or decorative shapes

When filling has cooled, pour into the bottom shell

Cover filling with top crust or cutouts and crimp edges

Reduce oven to 375

Place pie on the hot baking sheet

Bake for about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly

Let pie cool and set several hours before serving

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17886050-rule-breaker

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods.” ― Aristotle

Recipe for the day ~ English Walnut Pie

English Walnut Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1/4 tspn salt

3/4 cup white sugar

2 tspns vanilla extract

3/4 cup light corn syrup

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup butter

1 (9-inch) deep dish pie crust

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

In a large bowl, beat the eggs

Mix in the sugar, salt, vanilla and corn syrup

Melt the butter and whisk it into the egg mixture

Stir in the nuts

Pour filling into the pie shell

Bake for 10 minutes

THEN reduce heat to 300

Bake for another 45 minutes

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.” ― Albert Einstein

Recipe for the day ~ Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

**FOR THE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST**

1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers

1/3 cup white sugar

5 TBspns butter, melted

1/8 tspn salt

**SWEET POTATO PIE FILLING**

1 1/2 cups canned sweet potatoes, drained and mashed

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup whipping cream

3 large eggs

1 tspn vanilla extract

3/4 tspn ground cinnamon

1/4 tspn ground mace

1/4 tspn salt

**MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE TOPPING**

2 cups miniature marshmallows

1 TBspn milk

2 egg whites

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 tspn vanilla extract

1/4 tspn salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325

Mix the graham cracker crumbs together with 1/3 cup white sugar, butter and 1/8 tspn salt in a mixing bowl

Spread evenly over the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan

Bake the graham cracker crust for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned

Remove from the oven and cool on a rack

Preheat oven to 400

To make the sweet potato filling, place the mashed sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl

Whisk in the brown sugar, whipping cream, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, mace and salt until smooth

Pour the sweet potato mixture into the baked graham cracker crust

Bake for about 45 minutes or until the center is set

Remove from the oven and let cool

To make the marshmallow meringue, place the marshmallows and milk in a saucepan

Cook over low heat, folding the mixture gently until marshmallows are half melted

Remove pan from heat

Continue folding until marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy

Place the egg whites in a separate bowl and beat until soft peaks form

Gradually add 1/4 cup white sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form

Beat in vanilla and salt

Gently fold the egg whites into the marshmallow mixture and spread over the top of the pie

Return pie to the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes more or until the meringue is toasty looking

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work but the solidest things we know.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recipe for the day ~ Coconut Cream Pie

 

Coconut Cream Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tspn salt

3 cups milk

4 egg yolks

3 TBspns butter

1 1/2 tspn vanilla extract

1 cup flaked coconut

1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt over medium heat

Gradually stir in the milk

Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thick and bubbly

Reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes more

Remove the pan from heat

Place a strainer over a clean mixing bowl

Set aside

Beat the egg yolks slightly

Gradually pour 1 cup of the hot custard mixture into the yolks, whisking constantly

Return the egg mixture to the saucepan and bring the entire mixture to a gently boil

Cook and stir 2 minutes before removing the pan from heat

Immediately pour custard through the strainer

Stir butter, vanilla and coconut into the hot mixture

Pour the hot filling into the baked pie crust

Cool and refrigerate until set (about 4 hours)

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.” 
― Abraham Lincoln

Recipe for the day ~ Pumpkin Maple Pie Supreme

Pumpkin Maple Pie Supreme

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 small sugar pumpkin

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/4 tspns ground cinnamon

1 tspn ground ginger

1 tspn ground nutmeg

1/4 tspn ground cloves

1/8 tspn ground allspice

1/2 tspn salt

2/3 cup real maple syrup

1 1/4 cups half and half cream

1 tspn all-purpose flour

3 eggs

1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375

Cut up pumpkin and remove seeds

Place in a large baking pan

Cover with foil or lid

Bake for 1 hour or until very tender

Remove from oven 

Set aside to cool

Reduce oven to 350

Scrape pumpkin into a food processor

Puree until smooth

Measure 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin puree

In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and salt

Stir in maple syrup, half and half, and flour

Mix in eggs one at a time

Pour filling into unbaked pie shell

Bake for 1 hour or until center is set

**FOOTNOTES**

Freeze any remaining pumpkin puree in a small leak proof container

Fill within 1 inch from the top because the contents will expand when frozen

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15808710-enthralled

Recipe for the day ~ No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup milk

1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed

2 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust (I like to use the chocolate ones as well)

Directions;

Beat together cream cheese and confectioner's sugar

Mix in peanut butter and milk

Beat until smooth

Fold in whipped topping

Spoon into 2 9-inch graham cracker pie shells

Garnish with chocolate syrup and peanut cups (if desired)

Cover and freeze until firm

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, 
Whispering 'it will be happier'...” ― Alfred Tennyson

Recipe for the day ~ Mini Apple Pies

 

Mini Apple Pies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 pastries for 9-inch single pie crusts

3 cups diced Granny Smith apples

2 TBspns instant tapioca

1/2 cup white sugar

lemon juice

1/8 tspn nutmeg

1/4 tspn ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Cut 4 6-inch round out of the pie crust and fit them into 4 5-inch mini pie dishes

Cut remaining pie crust into 1/8 inch strips and set aside

In a bowl, mix the diced apples, tapioca, sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg and cinnamon until thoroughly combined

Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes to soften the tapioca

Stir the mixture again

Spoon into the pie shells

Use the strips of dough to weave a small lattice crust top of each pie 

Pinch the strips onto the bottom crust

Bake for about 30 minutes or until the pies have browned and the filling is thickened and bubbly

Cool before serving

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country” ― George S. Patton Jr.

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2888317-the-magical-christmas-cat

Recipe for the day ~ PAM® Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

PAM® Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 3/4 cups white sugar

1 tspn pure vanilla extract

2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1/4 cup honey

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with PAM® cooking spray

Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a medium bowl until smooth

Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough and use a rolling pin to shape each piece into the 9 x 13 rectangles

Press one piece into the bottom of the 9 x 13 inch baking dish

Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the dough then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough

Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon and butter

Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake

Bake for about 30 minutes or until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown

Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey

Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recipe for the day ~ Southern Style Chocolate Pie

Southern Style Chocolate Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

3 egg yolks

1 1/3 cups white sugar

1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

3 TBspns butter

1 (9-inch) pie shell, baked

3 egg whites

1/8 tspn cream of tartar

6 TBspns white sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Sift together the cocoa powder and the flour

Pour them into a saucepan

In a medium bowl whisk the egg yolks and 1 1/3 cups sugar

Gradually add the evaporated milk to the yolk mixture, whisking constantly

Slowly pour the milk mixture into the saucepan, whisking until well combined

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a flat bottom wooden spoon or spatula until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of the spoon (about 15 minutes)

Remove the custard from the heat and stir in the butter until melted

Pour the filling into the already baked pie crust

**To Make the Meringue Topping**
Combine the egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean glass or metal bowl

Beat with an electric mixer until foamy

Gradually add the sugar, 1 TBspn at a time, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form

Lift your beater or whisk straight up; the egg whites will form sharp peaks

Spread the meringue over the chocolate filling

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the tips of the meringue peaks are golden brown

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Family is not an important thing, it is everything” 
― Michael J. Fox

Recipe for the day ~ Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tspn salt

1/2 tspn shortening

3 1/2 TBspns cold water

For the Filling

2 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin

1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

2 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 tspn ground ginger

1/2 tspn ground nutmeg

1/2 tspn salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Prepare pie crust by mixing together the flour and salt

Cut shortening into flour

Add cold water 1 TBspn at a time (you may need only 3 TBspns, maybe 4)

Mix dough and repeat until dough is moist enough to hold together

With lightly floured hands, shape dough into a ball

On a lightly floured board roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness

With a sharp knife, cut dough 1 1/2 inches larger that the upside down 8 or 9 inch pie pan

Gently roll the dough around the rolling pin and transfer right-side up onto the pie pan

Unroll, easing dough into the bottom of the pie pan

In a large bowl, beat pumpkin with evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt with an electric mixer or immersion blender

Pour into a prepared crust

Bake for 40 minutes or until when a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean

**FOOTNOTES**

If your pumpkin is large enough, you may double the recipe to make 2 pies

To prepare the fresh mashed pumpkin

Use 1 1/2 pounds of skin-on, raw pumpkin to yield 2 cups mashed

Halve a pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and stringy portions

Cut pumpkin into chuncks

In a saucepan over medium heat with 1 inch of boiling water, heat the pumpkin to boil

Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender

Drain, cool and remove the peel

Return pumpkin to the saucepan and mash with a potato masher or use a food mill

 

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.” ― Jane Austen, Emma

Recipe for the day ~ French Coconut Pie

French Coconut Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups white sugar

2 TBspns all-purpose flour

6 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup margarine, melted

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

2 prepared 8-inch pie shells

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and flour

In a large bowl, mix the eggs with a wire whisk

Whisk flour mixture into eggs until smooth

Stir in the buttermilk, margarine, coconut and pecans

Pour into the prepared pie crust

Bake for 45 minutes

**If you are decided to use a 9-inch deep dish pie crust - bake for 1 hour**

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” ― Mother Teresa

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/519655.Beyond_the_Dark

Recipe for the day ~ Kentucky Style Pecan Pie

Kentucky Style Pecan Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 cup corn syrup

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 tspn salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

3 eggs

1 cup chopped pecans

1 pastry for a 9-inch single crust pie

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Combine the corn syrup, sugar, salt and melted butter

Slightly beat the eggs 

Add to the sugar mixture

Beat well

Pour into the uncooked pie shell

Sprinkle the pecans on top

Bake for about 1 hour

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.” 
― Johnny Depp

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1999627.Soul_Deep

Recipe for the day ~ No Bake Pumpkin Pie

No Bake Pumpkin Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 (-inch) prepared graham cracker crust

1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 tspn round ginger

1/2 tspn ground nutmeg

1/2 tspn salt

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

2 eggs beaten

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

Directions:

In a heavy saucepan combine gelatin, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt

Stir in condensed milk and beaten eggs

Mix well

Let stand for 1 minute

Place on burner over low heat

Stirring constantly for about 10 minutes or until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens

Remove from heat

Stir in pumpkin

Mix thoroughly

Pour mixture into graham cracker crust

Chill for at least 3 hours before serving

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.” ― Winston S. Churchill

Recipe for the day ~ Creamy Apple Blueberry Pie

Creamy Apple Blueberry Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3 cups sliced apples

1 cup blueberries

1 (9-inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 tspn salt

1/4 tspn ground nutmeg

1/4 tspn ground cinnamon

1 cup plain yogurt

1 egg

1 tspn vanilla extract

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup brown sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Toss apples and blueberries in the unbaked pie crust

Mix 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl

Stir in yogurt, egg and vanilla extract

Pour batter over apples and blueberries

Combine 1/2 cup flour, pecans, oats and brown sugar in a mixing bowl

Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs

Set aside

Bake pie for 15 minutes

Reduce heat to 350 and continue baking until pie crust is lightly brown (about 30 minutes)

Sprinkle crumb mixture over pie and bake for about another 15 minutes

Cool before serving

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Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” 
― Mother Teresa

Currently Reading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/582812.Elizabeth_s_Wolf

Recipe for the day ~ Fresh Pear Pie

Fresh Pear Pie

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 recipe pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie

1/2 cup white sugar

3 TBspns all-purpose flour

1/4 tspn salt

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1 tspn lemon zest

5 cups peeled and sliced pears

1 TBspn butter

1 TBspn lemon juice

 Ingredients:

**FOR THE PIE CRUST**

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tspn salt

3/4 cup shorteninbg

5 TBspns cold orange juice or as needed

Directions:

**FOR THE PIE CRUST**

Combine flour and salt in a large bowl

Cut shortening into flour mixture until mixture resemble coarse crumbs

Add orange juice a tablespoon at a time

When you squeeze a handful of the moistened pastry mix, it should form a ball

Divide the dough in half and shape into balls

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate before rolling

 **FOR THE PIE FILLING**

Preheat oven to 450

Place a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack

Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and lemon zest in a mixing bowl

Roll out half the pastry and line in a 9-inch pie pan

Arrange pear slices in layers in the pastry-lined pan

Sprinkle with the sugar mixture over each layer

Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon juice

Roll out remaining dough for the top crust

Use your finger dipped in a small bowl of water to moisten the rim of the bottom crust

Place top crust over filling and trim the edges using kitchen shears or a sharp paring knife

Fold edges under bottom crust

Pressing to seal

Flute edges

Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape

Bake in oven on baking sheet for 10 minutes

Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 40 minutes

Allow to cool for several hours before serving