Banana Split Pie

This one is easy peasy. This is one of my daughter's favorites. No cooking involved. It makes 2 pies and you can freeze them. I beleive my cousin or my aunt gave me this recipe. Thanks!

2 graham cracker pie shells

1st layer: 1 box confectioners sugar
1 stick butter - not melted
2 eggs
Blend with mixer & fill pie shells

2nd layer: slice about 5 bananas lengthwise & layer on top of 1st layer

3rd layer: 2 large cans of crused pineapple - drain in a colander when you
1st start making pies so it is well drained

4th layer: 1 large container of cool whip

5th layer: sprinkle top with nuts and add cherry halves


I told you 1 2 3 easy peasy! Sorry Pam. I know you were expecting another recipe instead of this one. I haven't been able to locate that one yet. Working on it though. It's been a long time since I've made that recipe.

I have the perfect Rascal Flatts song, "Mayberry". This recipe and this song remind me of when I was a child and things were so simple. There was nothing better than a big ol banana split.

Oh No! My Fresh Picked Tomatos Are About To Go Bad Salsa

I have accumulated fresh tomatos from my dad's and my friends gardens, however I can only eat so many. I really need to make a salsa before those maters go bad. That would be a waste. You know what? There really is nothing like fresh made salsa.

OK so let's see. My salsa today consisted of:

between 10 - 15 tomatos
1/2 of a fresh jalepeno
tbsp minced garlic
handfull of green onions
handfull of regular onion
2 limes ( squeeze the juice in the mix and then grind some lime zest into the mix also)
some fresh cilantro
Add Slap Ya mama or Tony's Creole Seasoning to taste ( I like mine a little on the spicy side. If your nose don't run, IT AIN"T GOOD! It's gotta have that kick. Also cleans out your sinuses.)
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Boil a pot of water, throw a few tomatos at a time into the boiling water. Leave them in for a couple of minutes. Dip them out with a slotted spoon so the water drains. Give them a couple of minutes to cool, then cut the stem end off and slide the skins off.

Chop you ingredients. All need to be rather small except the tomatos. They are the stars of the show. Chunk them up into good sized pieces. Add all ingredients and cook on high for about 20 minutes stirring frequently. Then turn them down to simmer for an hour or maybe two. Let cool. Grab you a beer and go to town.

Rascal Faltts song for this recipe, Me and My Gang.
Call your gang over and have a party. Eat, Drink, and be Merry!

Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

 

Here we go. My first recipe. Let's start with a dessert. That's my favorite meal. How about cheesecake? Anything with cream cheese has to be good. Right? Let's see. My freind often requests my Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. Can't remember where I got this recipe from, but it is AWESOME! Here's what you'll need: 1 (6 oz)chocolate pie crust 6 oz cream cheese, softened (I usually use 8 oz) 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk) 1 egg 3 T. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 c. fresh or frozen raspberries (I have also made this with mixed berries and also with just blackberries)  Chocolate Glaze: 2 (1 oz) squares semi-sweet baking chocolates 1/4 c. whipping cream Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy: gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add egg, lemon juice and vanilla: mix well. Arrange raspberries on bottom of crust. Slowly pour cheese mixture over fruit. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center  is almost set. Cool.  Chocolate Glaze: In small saucepan, over low heat, melt 2 (1 oz) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate with 1/4 c. whipping cream. cook and stir until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat. Top cheesecake with chocolate glaze: chill. Garnish as desired. Refridgerate leftovers. You can do a solid layer of glaze, but I usually just drizzle mine. I don't care for all that chocolate. I usually garnish with a few raspberries on top. Enjoy! Oh! Did I mention the key to this becoming a success is listening to Rascal Flattss music while baking? It has to feel the love of GREAT Music! :)

The Beginning

My friend says I should start a blog of my favorite receipes, so like an a**hole, I'm listening to watch she says again.  Lord help me.  More to come shortly.