Jul
01
2009
At my wedding 1 1/2 weeks ago, we had a beverage tent, complete with a coke stand and a lemonade stand. We had friends that worked each booth, serving tons of lemonade, water, and sodas to the thirsty, hot crowd. One of my bridesmaids painted a “Ryan & Ellen’s Lemonade Stand” sign and we decorated [...]
Dec
24
2008
Today’s recipe is a delicious Peach & Egg Pie from my good friend, Amy Lear. Amy says that this is one of her family’s favorite recipes to fix during the Christmas season.
1 package dried peaches
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 uncooked 9″ pie shells
4 jumbo eggs (divided)
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 stick butter
1 soup [...]
Jul
24
2008
9″ deep dish pie shell, uncooked
3 cups blueberries
Place blueberries in pie shell. Mix the following and pour over berries in the pie shell:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
Mix the following ingredients until crumbly and scatter over pie:
1/4 cup soft, not melted, butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup [...]
Jul
02
2008
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tbsp light margarine, chilled and cut up
2 tbsp water
Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Add margarine (I shaved the margarine off with a knife to make it easy to blend in) and mix together with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cold water, one tablespoon at a time, and [...]
Jul
02
2008
Try making this fun and healthy pie for your crowd this Independence Day! The calorie difference in the crust alone compared to regular crust recipes is about 1/2 the calories. You can easily substitute blueberries for the blackberres and strawberries for the cherries, so just make it with whatever blue and red fruits you have! [...]