Impossible Pie

Here's an old stand-by recipe….

Impossible Pie...
All the ingredients are mixed together and poured into a pie tin, but when it cooks it forms its own crust with filling This has a coconut vanilla taste like a coconut cream pie.

Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded coconut
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all purpose flour
8 Tablespoon butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg  OR cinnamon 

Directions
Place milk, coconut, eggs, vanilla, flour, butter and sugar in blender. Mix well.
Pour into a greased and floured pie plate. Sprinkle nutmeg  or cinnamon  on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING

OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING
2/3 c. Minute Rice
2 3/4 c. milk
1/3 c. sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Cinnamon
1/2 c. raisins

Combine Minute Rice, milk and raisins, sugar, butter, salt, vanilla and nutmeg in a buttered 1 quart baking dish.

 Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour, stirring after 15 minutes and again when pudding is done. 

Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled. Pudding thickens as it stands. 

CREAMY VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

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Ingredients:
2 of the 16oz bags of frozen veggies (of choice)
1 3/4 container of sour cream
1 1/2 bag of Parmesan Cheese
1 1/2 bags of Swiss Cheese (I added more. Love cheese)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Mix sour cream, salt and pepper, and cheese.
Place veggies in pan of boiling waters for about 5-7 minutes (soften a bit)
Oiled 9/13 baking dish with EVOO
After veggies were cooked; drain, then layer bottom of baking dish with veggies
Layer the sour cream mixture over veggies
Gently mix mixture with veggies (ad more if you like)
Then I topped with Extra Swiss Cheese
Baked for about 25 minutes. Server hot or warm.

Pizza Grilled Cheese

Pizza Grilled Cheese

Ingredients
4 sliced bread (love this with my homemade breads)
butter
4 mozzarella, sliced (more if you like)
pepperoni (cut in half or mini)
Italian seasoning or basil
Parmesan or romano cheese (opt)
Pizza sauce (for dipping)

Cooking Directions:
*Warm a medium/large skillet over medium heat. Butter each piece of bread on one side. When skillet is hot place a piece of bread butter side down on the skillet then add one slice of cheese and small shake of Italian seasoning or basil (add a small shake of Parmesan cheese here too if desired). Top with a desired amount of pepperonis (I used about 8 -10 whole regular pepperonis per sandwich) If any other toppings are desired, add now. Add another slice of mozzarella and top with slice bread butter side up.
Repeat with second sandwich. When bottom slice is golden brown then flip over carefully. Once both sides are brown remove from pan cut and serve with pizza sauce if desired.

Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

I have to tell ya'll that I starved to death all night smelling this cook. I adore corned beef in any form or fashion, but this recipe just takes the cake. Seriously, you do not even have to chew it because it just melts in your mouth. 

Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage (Serves 4)

2 lb. corned beef
2 T. brown sugar
1/4 C. water
1 small head cabbage, chopped

Remove and toss the "pickling spice" packet that comes with the corned beef, rinse the meat then coat all over with the brown sugar, placing any extra sugar that falls off in the bottom of a 4 quart crock pot. Pour the water in the bottom add the meat, cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Add the chopped cabbage and cook for 1 more hour. Let the meat rest a few minutes before slicing.

Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

Ingredients

• 2 whole large Cloves Of Garlic Minced
• 2 Tbl Olive Oil
• 2 10 3/4 oz Cans of Condensed Tomato Soup
• ¼ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes, chopped or 2 Tbl Of Sun Dried Tomato Paste
• 2 cups Half-and-half
• 2 cups Chicken Stock
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 Tbl Italian Seasoning
• ½ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Pepper
• 1 whole 9 Oz Package Of Cheese Filled Tortellini
• ½ cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese, for garnish

Directions

Saute garlic with the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat until golden brown.
Be sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn’t get too brown or burnt.
When the garlic is done, add tomato soup, tomatoes, half and half, chicken stock and spices.
Bring to a simmer.
Once simmering, drop tortellini into the soup. Cook according to the package directions.
After tortellini are cooked, ladle soup into bowls and top with parmesan chees

Simple Beschamel sauce

To  make a simple Beschamel sauce ...

In a sauce pan on a low flame 2 oz. butter, 2 oz. flour, 1 pint of milk, tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg. Combine butter and flour, stirring constantly then add milk slowly . Continue stirring and add salt and nutmeg. Sauce is done when it has reached a pudding like density. take off flame ….