Adventures on My Frontier

Moving on up!

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:46:10 -0500

I have discovered that blogger.com is a lot more blogger friendly. So I am now blogging over there. If there is anyone who wants to check me out it is adventuresonmyfrontier.blogspot.com.

I am refeaturing my yummy yogurt recipe over there, a little differently this time around!

Cheesin’ it up!

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:29:06 -0500

Cheesin’ it up!

Eggnog!

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:33:37 -0500

Here is a great tip for eggnog use! Buy or make some and use it in place of creamer for your coffee!! Mmmmm, yummy! I am doing it right now. I am going to make some and will be posting that experiment up soon.

I remember coming home from visiting my grandparents and my dad whipping up some in the blender. It was very good! It inspires me, cause I love eggnog! And the sweet little coffee shop in the thrift store down the street just closed! The higher ups, ~~the little stinkers,~~ think that it does not bring in enough revenue. I think they are sadly mistaken and will hopefully figure it out before they sell the goods!

Helping mommy decide what cookies we will be making. ;)

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:33:55 -0500

Helping mommy decide what cookies we will be making. ;)

Isabella stirring away, practice is hard work!

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:32:11 -0500

Isabella stirring away, practice is hard work!

Clean baby! Look at her growing hair!!

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:55:07 -0500

Clean baby! Look at her growing hair!!

Isabella just discovered this way of sitting on a chair! And she...

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:21:07 -0500

Isabella just discovered this way of sitting on a chair! And she said ball repeatedly last night!

The many ingredients that will be making my dream pie! I really...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:03:00 -0500

The many ingredients that will be making my dream pie! I really dreamed this up before I found my friend Susan at raisentoast.typepad.com had it!!! She got it from her wonderfully inventive friend Beth!!! Sigh! I love cooking, it is so fun and community building!! I wish we could all get together and make heaven in the kitchen! I need to make some friends out here who love cooking! Do you see how I split the ingredients for the different layers of pie? I think I am mighty clever sometimes, hehe.
Sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, orange zest (or lemon juice), eggs, pumpkin puree (canned or fresh), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, evaporated milk, brown sugar (I had dark), salt, and my special addition of decorative sprinkles!! Hey, it’s almost Christmas!!! YAY!!!!

I was so excited when I realized I had oranges to get zest from...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:01:00 -0500

I was so excited when I realized I had oranges to get zest from for this pie….. However, my plan failed! The silly grater would not do what it was supposed to! So I will be using this lemon juice instead. And planning on adding a zester to my Christmas list!! I could spend some serious moola on cooking and baking toys/gadgets!!

Put the 1/4 tsp. of lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. of vanilla, 8 oz. of...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:00:00 -0500

Put the 1/4 tsp. of lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. of vanilla, 8 oz. of cream cheese, 1/4 c. sugar, and 1 egg all together in a bowl. My cream cheese was frozen, that is why it looks funky, but it is still delicious!! I think I need to melt it a little in the microwave next time I take it out of the freezer. When it freezes the cheese seperates and melting puts it all back together.

Cream together and don’t forget to use a spatula for...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:58:00 -0500

Cream together and don’t forget to use a spatula for scraping and for when you pour it out. You do not want One Drop of this delicious cream cheese mix left!!!! I could eat cream cheese allllll day! And my younger brother could to, actually probably all my brothers could and my sisters, ha! ^-^ We are such a wonderful, cream cheese loving bunch! Somehow my recipe messed up a little though… it was probably the seperated cream cheese. This is a runny and it is supposed to be thicker, a lot thicker.

Pour the first layer of this double layer, creamy, goodness pie!...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:56:00 -0500

Pour the first layer of this double layer, creamy, goodness pie! Mmmm! Right into my lovely, 2nd ever homemade, rolled out pie crust. That recipe is below this one and it is verrry nice and not hard. It makes 3, so you freeze them and they turn out flakier. Yes, I have officially entered the wonderful world of roll-out pie crust, homemade.

Here I decided to add a festive touch! Since this is a...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:54:00 -0500

Here I decided to add a festive touch! Since this is a Thanksgiving kinda pie, but it is well on the way to Christmas!! I added about 1 Tbsp. of fun green, red, and white sprinkles on top of that. Thank you Lord for giving us Christmas, it is fun and beautiful and life changing! And I am not talking about the presents or the food. ;-)

Here we have 1/4 c. brown sugar (or use 4 Tbsp., they are easier...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:52:00 -0500

Here we have 1/4 c. brown sugar (or use 4 Tbsp., they are easier to pack in), 1 1/4 c. pumpkin puree, and 1 c. evaporated milk.

Pouring the 2 beaten eggs into the mix.

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:12 -0500

Pouring the 2 beaten eggs into the mix.

Then you toss in 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ginger, 1/4 tsp....

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:48:00 -0500

Then you toss in 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ginger, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (I have heard that freshly ground is the best!), and a dash of salt. Now beat it until it is smooth and creamy and ready to jump on top of the cream cheese mixture!

All set to be popped in the oven! I completely forgot to take a...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:44:00 -0500

All set to be popped in the oven! I completely forgot to take a picture of the pumpkin mix! Oh well, you can see it swirled in with the cream cheese mix. And yes, this is supposed to be Layers… but it is swirled and mixed together instead. Still yummy though! And pretty!

The finished and beautiful pumpkin cream cheese pie! I cannot...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:42:00 -0500

The finished and beautiful pumpkin cream cheese pie! I cannot wait to dig into this sucker! Waiting for my wonderful hubby to come home and help me eat it all up!

Kisses from my baby, she just figured this out a couple weeks...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:07:44 -0500

Kisses from my baby, she just figured this out a couple weeks ago. I love them! Slobbers and all!

All bundled up! OK, I might be going a little extreme… And...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:23:00 -0500

All bundled up! OK, I might be going a little extreme… And I think that coat is still a bit big on our little pumpkin.