Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Ward Chili/Pie Cook-off
As many of you know, I have no delusions when it comes to my abilities in the kitchen. I have never really had the time or inclination to become more than proficient when it comes to food prep. Jasen, on the other hand, is becoming quite a master. He researched, found a recipe and then made a fabulous Green Chili for our ward's annual Chili/Pie Cook-off. It was so yummy and it won!! I am quite proud of him!!
Emma and I made a Pear/Maple Pie for the cook-off and it won as well.
I am a little less proud about the pie, as I stole the recipe from the Family Fun Magazine. I am glad the kids enjoy participating so much!! They are so great!! This is our pie recipe. Jasen's is "secret"! Sorry!!
Pear Maple Heaven Pie
Filling
5 ½ to 6 cups peeled ½-inch diced just ripe pears (about 8 small pears)
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
Pinch of salt
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon ground ginger
9- or 9 ½ -inch deep-dish pie crust
Topping
2/3 cup flour
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup cold butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle cornstarch over diced pears and stir well. Add remaining filling ingredients and toss gently until evenly combined. Pour into chilled pie crust. Smooth out the fruit. Place on center oven rack and bake for 45 minutes. (A piece of foil on the rack below your pie will save you lots of messy drips in the oven.)
Now make the topping. Combine the flour, oats, sugar, salt and nuts. Mix. Add the butter. Using your hands, rub the ingredients together until you have large crumbs. Refrigerate until you are ready to use it.
After 45 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Remove pie from oven (watch out for drips) and carefully pour the topping crumbs in the center of the pie, then spread them evenly. Return the pie to the oven and bake until juices bubble thickly, about 15 minutes. Cool pie for at least an hour before serving.
YUMMY!!!
Emma and I made a Pear/Maple Pie for the cook-off and it won as well.
I am a little less proud about the pie, as I stole the recipe from the Family Fun Magazine. I am glad the kids enjoy participating so much!! They are so great!! This is our pie recipe. Jasen's is "secret"! Sorry!!
Pear Maple Heaven Pie
Filling
5 ½ to 6 cups peeled ½-inch diced just ripe pears (about 8 small pears)
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
Pinch of salt
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon ground ginger
9- or 9 ½ -inch deep-dish pie crust
Topping
2/3 cup flour
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup cold butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle cornstarch over diced pears and stir well. Add remaining filling ingredients and toss gently until evenly combined. Pour into chilled pie crust. Smooth out the fruit. Place on center oven rack and bake for 45 minutes. (A piece of foil on the rack below your pie will save you lots of messy drips in the oven.)
Now make the topping. Combine the flour, oats, sugar, salt and nuts. Mix. Add the butter. Using your hands, rub the ingredients together until you have large crumbs. Refrigerate until you are ready to use it.
After 45 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Remove pie from oven (watch out for drips) and carefully pour the topping crumbs in the center of the pie, then spread them evenly. Return the pie to the oven and bake until juices bubble thickly, about 15 minutes. Cool pie for at least an hour before serving.
YUMMY!!!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Happy Birthday Emma
When I was one I had just begun!
When I was two I was still brand new!
When I was three I was still hardly me!
When I was four I wasn't much more!
When I was five I was barely alive!
But now I am six and I am clever as clever, and I think I'll stay six forever and ever!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
The Sneeze Pee!
I have heard of this phenomenon...the sneeze pee...but until last night it was just a whispered, or alluded to, ghost to me. I actually have always prided myself on my super strong bladder...seemingly untainted by four angry pregnancies and inumerable long road trips with few stops. Last night, however, my bladder let me down and in the middle of a very violent sneeze I leaked. I was shocked and embarrased but my reaction was a frighten fit of laughter which only added to my leakage. No one in my home knew what had contributed to my apparent lapse in sanity. Infact, my little children hid behind my big children. Looking back I am sure I was a perfect picture of lunacy...hysterically laughing and then leaking and then laughing some more. Fortunately, I am cured of both the laughing and the leaking...at least until my next monster sneeze!!
Michael won the Presidency!!!
If you want to listen to Michael's surprisingly silly speech you probably need to put a temporary end to the sound track attached to my most recent slide show. Click on the little black "slide" icon in the upper left hand corner of the slide show. A little speaker will appear. Just click it once and Weezer will be silenced!!
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