Banana-Coconut Pie

Banana-Coconut Pie Ingredients For crust: 2 1/4 cups dried dates pitted and soaked in water for an hour if too dry 1 1/2 cups almonds 2 cups walnuts For filling: 2 coconuts 8 small, ripe bananas 2 tablespoons raw honey or agave nectar 1 cup pitted dates 6 to 8...

Cheesy Mexican Corn Bake

Cheesy Mexican Corn Bake JR brought this over on Christmas Day (2009), and it was suberb. He sent me the link to the Betty Crocker site where he got the recipe. Ingredients 2 bags (12 oz each) Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn1/2 cup butter or...
Slingshot Around the Moon

Slingshot Around the Moon

Slingshot Around the Moon     My first attempt at painting with acrylics (on 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ card stock) I did this on January 4, 2010....

Grill Medley

Grill Medley I fired up the Weber tonight and added some hickory chunks. I banked the fire on two sides, placed an aluminum drip pan in the center, and prepared a vegetable medley for the grill. Ingredients purple onion, peeled and sliced 3/8 inch thick 1/2 pound...

Corn Pudding

Corn Pudding The food service people at the university did this one for a party at the president’s house. It was such a hit, that they shared the recipe. Ingredients 2 cups of corn (fresh, canned, or frozen) 4 eggs, beaten ½ cup Monterey Jack Cheese (grated) ½...
Decadent Peanut Butter Pie

Decadent Peanut Butter Pie

Decadent Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients • 1 cup creamy peanut butter, plus 2 tablespoons, divided• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened• 1/2 cup sugar• 1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided• 1 prepared chocolate pie crust• 1 (11.75 oz.)...