Monday, September 28, 2009

No-Flour Peanut Butter Cookies


INGREDIENTS:
1 c. peanut butter (creamy or chunky, your choice)
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. chocolate chips, optional
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Beat peanut butter until it is slightly creamier.
  3. Add sugar, mix well.
  4. Add in egg, mix well.
  5. When well blended, drop by spoonfulls onto a 'greased' cookie sheet, shape.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottom of the cookie is golden brown.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Gypsy Soup

Honestly, I think I could live off of this recipe.  It is so, so good.
I actually just throw all of the ingredients into one big pot and let it cook for an hour or two.

INGREDIENTS:
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can chickpeas
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 c. celery, chopped
½ c. frozen peas
2 lg. yams cut into ½" cubes
1 lg. green pepper, chopped
2 t. paprika
1 t. turmeric
½ t. cumin
½ t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
4 c. water
pinch of red pepper, to taste

Mocha Velvet Pie

I'm not 100% about this recipe.  But if it is the one I think it is.  It is so creamy-delicious.

INGREDIENTS:
8-inch pie shell
½ c. butter
¾ c. sugar
3 T. unsweetened cocoa powder + 1 T. butter, melted
1 t. vanilla
1½ T. instant coffe grounds
1 t. cinnamon
2 eggs
½ c. whipping cream

  1. Prepare 8-inch pie shell.
  2. Put butter in a medium-sized bowl creaming sugar in gradually.
  3. Blend cocoa powder, melted butter, creamed butter and sugar, vanilla, instant coffee and cinnamon together.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well
  5. Heat over double broiler for 10 minutes.
  6. Pour into pie shell and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Simple Cream Pie

Ingredients:
1 c. milk
1 c. cream
1/2 c. butter
3 T. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/4 t. vanilla
ground nutmeg
prepared pie crust, cooked

  1. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
  2. In a seperate bowl add the milk to the cornstarch, making sure it disolves fully. 
  3. Combine all ingredients to the pan, except the vanilla, nutmeg and pie crust. Stir till mixture becomes thick. 
  4. Remove from heat. 
  5. Stir vanilla into the thickened mixture. 
  6. Pour the mixture into the piecrust and sprinkle it with nutmeg. 
  7. Serve chilled.