Dutch Caramel Apple Pie

Dutch Caramel Apple Pie

Ingredients:

10 cups of Apple

1/2 cup of Sugar

1 Tablespoon Cinnamon 

Optional:  Caramel bits and/or chopped Cashews 

1 cup of Flour

3/4 cup of Sugar (I know two sugars.. I'll explain below)

1/2 Stick of soften Margarine

Pie Shell (Deep dish)

Directions:

Preheat the Oven to 400 degrees, (at this time I usually pull out the pie crust and the stick of margarine so it softens. FYI I keep my crust in the freezer until I use it) 

Core, cut the apples.  I generally use a core slicer and from there take the peel off. It is easier for me. 

Mix the apples with the 1/2 cup of sugar and the cinnamon.  I would gradually add the cinnamon and the sugar.  If you going to use caramel bits and/or cashews you can add it now.  (I am sure there is a variety of things you can add besides cashews or caramel)  Pour in the pie crust. 

With your hands mix 1 cup of Flour, 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 stick of margarine until crumbly. Then put on top of the apple filling and pat it lightly. 

Since the juices tend to seep out of the pie, I HIGHLY recommend putting something to cover the cookie sheet with. Much easier to clean up and also once the crust gets golden brown, I will cover the crust to protect it from burning. 

ENJOY!!! 

Chicken Pot Pie

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT

 Patty's Day!!!

One of my husband;s favorite dinner I make is Chicken Pot Pie. I promise it isn't as hard as it seems. 

Ingredients:  
1 box of refrigerated pie crust (I use the deep dish, and I pull it out about 30 mins prior to cooking) 
1/3 cup of butter
1/3 cup of chopped up onion
1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. pepper ( I love pepper so I always add a tad more)
1 can of Chicken broth
1/2 cup of milk
2 1/2 cups of shredded cooked chicken (or you can do this with turkey)
2 cups of Steamer frozen Mixed vegetables, thawed. 

Heat the oven to 425 degrees 

(Just missing the flour.. oops) 

In a 2-quart sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add Onion; Cook 2 minutes, stiring frequently, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended. Gradually stir in broth and milk, cooking and stirring until bubbly and thickened.  

Stir in chicken and mixed vegetables ( I used steamfresh bag of veggies, which come out to be less than 2 cups of veggies). 

Remove from heat. Spoon into a crusted-lined pie plate ( I use the deep dish crusted-lined pie plate) 


 For the top crust I use Bisquick about 2/3 of milk and 1 cup of Bisquick and mix it with a fork. And then I slowly pour on top of the mixture. 

OPTION 2:  Or when buying the pie crust you can buy it with the second crust and use it is for the top; Seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust. 

Bake at 425 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. During the last 15-20 mins of baking, cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. (I have the pie on a cookie sheet, but between the cookie sheet and pie I will put foil between them so when it is time to cover the crust. I just bend the foil up and over the crust. In my eyes soo much easier than using strips of foil. And just in case the Bisquick seeps over the pie. Your cookie sheet is still clean.)  Let the pot pie stand for five minutes before serving. 

Ham and Pineapple Crockpot recipe.

Yesterday was my husband had our first new parenting class.. OH BOY RIGHT!!! You should have seen my husband's face as we were in class.. Poor guy but better he gets the shocker now than later right????

For dinner last night since class was at six, I did a short crock pot recipe.. of course I always forget to take pictures.. Man.. what got to happen for me to REMEMBER... anywho! It was a great recipe and I still want to share it. 



I wish I could say I made it up myself... but I can't :( 

http://thefrugalgirls.com/2013/03/crockpot-ham-recipe.html

What You’ll Need:

• Boneless Fully Cooked Ham {approx. 5 lbs.} ~ just  make sure it will fit in your crockpot! 
• One 20 oz. Can of Crushed Pineapple or Pineapple Tidbits
• 1.5 Cups Packed Brown Sugar
• Crockpot

What You’ll Do:

• Place ham in Crockpot.
• Pour entire contents of pineapple can into crockpot, over ham.
• Add brown sugar into crockpot {spread over ham}
• Cook on high for 3 – 4 hours, or on low 7 – 8 hours {depending on size of ham} ~ don’t overcook!
• Occasionally scoop up sauce mixture and pour over ham while cooking.
  Enjoy!

Since I was just feeding Spencer and I, I used a two pound ham rather than five. And cooked it on high for 2.5 hours and it was ready to go. AMAZING!!! And I love pineapple especially since it has been cooked in brown sugar... Yummy!!!!! 

Do you have any crockpot recipes that you love... 99.9% of my recipes always involve Chicken. I am trying to change things up a bit.