Custard Pie

Oh what to say about custard pie...... This is probably the fastest disappearing pie in this house, most of the time my family has this pie gone in less than a day. 

 I have used the same recipe from one of my amish cookbooks, when you find something that works, you stick with it.

Today, custards are used as filling in pies and tarts, and as individual dishes. Ideally a custard pie should be light and delicate, but still have good body. Custards can be made in two ways: baked or stirred upon the stove, but most custard pie recipes call for baking. The eggs in custard mixtures, when cooked, turn from liquid to solid. If cooked over excessive heat, the eggs will curdle, which is extremely undesirable. Curdling can be prevented by using lower temperatures and stirring. As such, making true custard pie is a very delicate process.

I stick to the recipe when making custard pie, although i have been known to alter, switch up, change......(you get the picture) recipes, custard pie does not like change :)

Heat the milk till hot but don't let it boil.

Recipe as shown above, Directions: preheat oven to 400 degrees
separate eggs, mix egg yolks, sugars, flour, salt & vanilla, add heated milk just a bit at a time for a nice smooth texture, beat egg whites and fold into egg yolk mixture, pour into unbaked crust.
bake at 400 for 10 min, then turn oven down to 325 and bake an additional 20 min. 
It will seem like its not done but i always take it out after 20 minutes and after it cools it will be good.

 Yes i cheated again and used a store bought pie crust :)

 Before going in the oven

.........out of the oven.

fun custard pie facts:

The American billionaire Bill Gates was once filmed being struck in the face with a custard pie while attending a conference.^[5] The attackers, who described themselves as 'pie terrorists', were later fined.^[6]

The World Custard Pie Throwing Championships take place annually in the village of Coxheath in Kent, England.

SO GOOD FOR THE TASTE BUDS!!





ENJOY!
Rose

Sausage & Bean enchiladas

so what is more comforting then enchiladas?...wait i know, eating sausage & bean enchiladas smothered with sour cream, avocado & fresh tomatoes all in the comfort of your favorite chair or couch IN the family room, watching a movie, YES that makes the crazy busy week seem to melt away. LOVE LOVE Friday nights. When the kids were little friday nights were always movie night and "eat in the family room" why is it so fun to watch TV and eat in the family room? its a great way to unwind i guess, my family would do this every night but I'm kind of a stickler for sitting down at the table for dinner, If we ate in the family room every night then it would not be a treat to do so on friday nights....right? RIGHT :) 
Now that the kids are older we don't always watch a movie together, with a 14 and a 18 year old trying to find a movie that everyone enjoys can be a bit challenging, but it does happen on occasion. 

I Love to use these big gigantic 12" flour tortillas, the only place I can find these are at GFS (Gordon Food) I go to the one in Bradenton, but there is one is coming to Sarasota..YAY!

Found these beans, PERFECT!! You could use refried bean instead but these were great.

I spread some cream cheese (about 1 Tbs ) on each tortilla before I added the meat & cheese, just for some extra creaminess & yumminess!

Must haves for Enchilada night!

SO Yummy, I only have one picture of the finished product, my son was standing next to me with fork in hand as i was taking pictures just waiting to get his hands on his dinner. 
He is the better photographer but if he is hungry...forget it he just wants to eat.

There are so many variations you could do with this recipe, you could use ground beef or chicken instead of sausage, you could skip the whole cream cheese thing, you could use wheat or corn tortillas....so be creative and make it your own, but i do have to say these were fit for a king.....i mean a mennonite :)


RECIPE:
1# Sausage, browned & crumbled
1 can beans, could use refried beans if preferred
1/2 onion
spices, I used cilantro, chili powder, salt & pepper
shredded sharp cheese
fresh cilantro
flour tortillas
1 can enchilada sauce
cream cheese, approx. 4 oz.

Pour a little enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan, combine sausage, beans, onion & spices, spread approx. 1 TLBS cream cheese on each tortilla, fill with meat mixture & some cheese, roll up and place in pan, cover with rest of enchilada sauce, sprinkle with more cheese and cilantro if desired.



ENJOY!!
Rose

Bacon, Tots & Bar BQ

So what do you get when you combine bacon, tator tots & Bar BQ sauce? .... I got a empty, sticky pan about 10 minutes after I pulled these babies from the oven.

I like to make dishes that are appreciated and well liked but when the kids fly into the kitchen like hungry vultures and devour the food before one can say ...well anything... I  have to wonder, is it even worth it?....but yes it still gives me happiness and a sense of  satisfaction when the food is scarfed down ever so quickly.


RECIPE:
1 # bacon
tator tots
1 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar

combine ketchup and brown sugar & set aside
Preheat oven to 350 cut bacon slices in thirds, wrap bacon around tator tots and secure with a toothpick, place in a 9 x 13 baking dish, bake uncovered for 30 minutes. 
Remove from oven, pour ketchup mixture over tots and bake for an additional 30 minutes. 


We dipped them in Ranch, but I'm thinking blue cheese would be great too.

These will be great for football season!!


Enjoy!
Rose

Mango Cake

LOVE LOVE MANGO!! so a couple years ago we planted a mango tree. First year we had two mangos, second year we had four mangos and this year we had like sixteen mangos!!  AWESOME! and they are colossal! 

So i wanted to make a tropical mango cake and I looked at several recipes but instead made up my own version with ingredients I had on hand. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to run to the store.

I started with a white cake mix and went from there.....and yes i like a lot of glaze, I don't like any of the cake unglazed. :)

Nothing like just going into the back yard for these beauties!

I love to use my bundt pan! however you could use a 9x13 or even a loaf pan, whatever floats your boat.



RECIPE:
Batter
1 white cake mix
1 stick butter, melted
4 eggs
1 cup mango puree, (instead of called for water)

preheat oven to 350 and spray your bundt pan with pam, I add some flour in the pan as well to make sure it does not stick.

Mix batter ingredients and pour into prepared pan, bake till done, approx 30-45 min but don't over bake. let set for about 15 min then invert onto serving plate.

mango glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup mango puree
about 2 tlbs. milk

Note: mango puree is made by simply processing mangos in the Vita-Mix or food processor, just mangos, nothing more.

combine glaze ingredients and pour over cake while cake is still warm.

We ate it with some cool whip and additional mangos...DELICIOUS !!


I think it would be good to try this recipe with other fruit as well...I'm thinking peach....strawberry....pineapple....let your mind go crazy and get creative! 

Enjoy!
Rose