Sweet Potato Pie

 Sweet Potato Pie
"The New Great American Writers Cookbook", Author: Dean Faulkner Wells
Makes 3 pies

 

 

Crust (Bottom only; no top crust):
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 T. butter
1 cup Crisco shortening
1 tsp. salt
6 T. cold water
Cut the flour, butter and shortening together. Add salt. Add water, mixing in 1 tablespoon at a time. Divide the dough into thirds. Roll out each crust, after forming a ball, on wax paper or cutting board.
Filling:
4 sweet potatoes, average size
3 or 4 eggs
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 T. brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks)
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/3 cup Carnation milk
2 T. vanilla extract
The eggs and butter should be at room temperature. Boil the sweet potatoes, with the skins on. When soft enough to mash, remove from water and peel. Mash the potatoes, picking out strings if potatoes are stringy. This should yield about 2 1/2 cups. Add the eggs, stirring in 1 at a time, mixing thoroughly. Add the granulated sugar; mix. Add the brown sugar; mix. Stir in the butter. Add the nutmeg, milk and vanilla extract, stirring after each addition. Spoon the mixture into the 3 pie crusts.
Bake at 350 degrees until solid and brown, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve hot or cold.
from the Dec. 2003 issue of Today in Mississippi
Mississippi Cooks: Featured Cookbook

 

Billie C.

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Popcorn Balls

Popcorn Balls

 

 

 

Makes about 56

 

4 quarts popped popcorn
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 ounces marshmallows
6 ounces white chocolate
1/3 cup sliced almonds
Vegetable-oil cooking spray

 

Directions

 

Sprinkle popcorn with salt. Melt butter in a large pan over low heat. Add marshmallows and chocolate; cook, stirring until melted.
Remove from heat; stir in almonds and popcorn. Shape into balls using a 2-inch ice-cream scoop coated with cooking spray. Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let stand 30 minutes. Can be stored airtight up to 1 day.

Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding

1 slice white bread, cut into cubes
1 small apple, cored, pared, and diced*
1 cup skim milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon each granulated sugar and vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon das ground nutmeg

 

preheat oven to 350 f.

spray 2- cup casserole  with nonstick  cooking spray; arrange bread cubes and apple in dish and set aside. In small bowl combine milk, egg, sugar, and vanilla and beat until smooth. pour milk mixture over bread and apple, being sure bread is well moistened;  sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. bake for 35 to 40 minutes until pudding is lightly browned and a knife, inserted in center, comes out clean. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.
makes 1 serving.

 

*substitute 2 tablespoons dark raisins for the apple.

 

from book, weight watchers favorite recipes

 

Billie C.

God brings me through every situation, whether large or small.

Microwave Rice Pudding

Microwave Rice Pudding

 

• 2 c Cooked rice

• 2 c Milk
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 c Raisins
• 1/3 c Granulated sugar

• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp Ground cinnamon or nutmeg

 

In microwave proof 2 quart casserole or baking dish, mix together eggs, milk & sugar. Stir in rice, raisins and vanilla. Cook uncovered on high 8 to 10 minutes. Stir every 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg & let stand about 30 minutes, without stirring. Serve warm or cold Serves
6 to 8.

 

Billie C.

God brings me through every situation, whether large or small.

Good Morning for August 24

 

 

Good Morning. I do hope you slept well last night. It was a quiet night here.  It is nice and peaceful here. I was able to open the doors and vents for a little while this morning. I had to close them back up just before 10 am though because it was starting to warm up a bit. It's a Sunny day, and there is lots of shade around here.
Heaather came by after she got off work yesterday. I'm going to go to her home to do our laundry tomorrow. Jerry will drive her kids to school, and pick them up after. We need to be to her house by 6 am.. but once Jerry drops off the kids, he's thinking of coming back to the camper so he can keep the dogs quiet. 
The dogs are adjusting to this new area well.  They already do not bark at the people who are walking along the path on the other side of the creek.

 

Today I'm going to make a crock pot meal. potatoes, green beans and smoked beef sausage layered. I'll also serve a salad and I think we will have pudding for dessert
We can not get a TV signal on the attenia, So we are watching our collection of video's. Right now, we are watching the second season of "Game of Thrones".
I am wearing jean shorts and a teal t-top that I decorated with a rinestone blue bird
I have been trying to down-load a few of the books that I picked up for free. from Amazon over the last few days.  should pick at least one to start reading soon.
I am still hoping (and praying) that Jerry gets a call for a job that is going to pay enough to cover the bills and get us caught up with them. I do hope we don't haave to wait until November for the jobs to open up.
I am creating... I saw a video on how to make a stamp from making impressions into fun foam and I want to try that soon.
A few plans for today... We need to go to the store in a little bit to pick up some bread, more fresh vegetables and some snacks.

 

Billie C.

Halloween Food Fun.

Halloween Food Fun.

It's not too early to be thinking about Halloween, is it? 

 

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Good Morning

 

Good Morning From a Sunny Tennessee.
We are right beside a walking path that has just been opened up within the last few weeks. We have seen a few people using it. Kids love riding their bikes on it. One of the entrances is right next door to the entrance to this campground. I have yet to try to walk on it, I may try later this week, to at least go a little way.
It took a bit, but between the owner and myself, we got my computer to find his WiFi and so now, I'm a happy camper.
Barney is happy, as well.. across the driveway is a bit of grassy area, and at the edge of that is a creek (Coop's creek) and the banks are low enough he can get down and get into the water. It's very shallow and is only as high as his belly. He loves running and jumping and playing in the water so much that he did it twice yesterday.  After his second time in the water, We sat outside so he could dry off a bit. I took him for a short walk around the driveway.  My back had been hurting me almost all day long, off and on.. about 1/2 way around the drive, it finally stopped hurting. I am thinking of trying to walk around it twice tonight, if not more.

 

Jerry made Breakfast today. I asked for an egg  sandwich.   He's feeling only a little better, but at least he's up and awake. He spent most of yesterday asleep in bed. When I woke up at 4 am. he was reading a book, but soon afterturned it off and went back to sleep. We are now waiting for a phone call in hopes of his getting another job.  Can't believe that these people can't seem to get their $%^& together.  Jerry will be calling that office soon to see what the rush was about since most of Friday, he ended up doing more nothing that accually working.  At leaast today, I might get to clean the bedroom, unless he starts to not feel so good again.

 

Billie C.