Recipes for Real Life
Lately I have started making homemade whipped cream. For a while a lot of the recipes I was making called for heavy whipping cream and I always ended up with leftover cream. Then I had recipes that I wanted to have whipped cream with. So I resolved to learn how to make my own whipped …
Still trying to figure out a Thanksgiving menu like me? Well I’m not hosting this year. But I am planning to contribute at least a side and maybe a dessert and appetizer. I have selected my side to be Sweet Potato Casserole . . . in a crock pot! Yep. An oven will not be …
Hands-on Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Serves 8 1 prepared 9″ (6 oz) graham cracker crumb crust 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk ½ c (about 3 medium limes) fresh lime juice 1 tsp grated lime peel 2 c frozen whipped topping, thawed Lime peel twists or lime slices (optional) …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Serves 1 Fill a mixing glass with: ice 3½ oz Vanilla Vodka Dash Irish Cream, optional Dash of Cream, optional 1 tsp sugar 1 oz lime juice Shake. Strain into chilled glass. From The Bartender’s Black Book, this Key Lime Pie Martini was a little underwhelming. I was …
Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total time: 60 minutes 9″ frozen pie crust, thawed 3 eggs ⅔ c sugar ⅓ tsp salt ⅓ c butter, melted 1 c dark corn syrup 1 c pecan halves Beat together eggs through corn syrup. Mix in pecan halves. Pour into pastry lined pan. Bake at 375ºF for 40-50 minutes until set and …