Deep Dish Strawberry Pie

Crust:

• 2 inner packages of cinnamon graham crackers (food processed to create 2 cups crumbs)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 stick butter, melted

1. Spray a deep dish pie plate with canola oil spray.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter.
3. Press into the pie plate.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes.
5. Allow to cool.

Filling:

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¾ cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ one pound packages of strawberries (buy 3 packages and use leftover strawberries as snacks or in salads)

Topping: 

•  Whipped cream or Cool Whip (optional)

1. In non-stick skillet, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, and vanilla.
2. Wash and stem 1 pound package of the the strawberries. Place them in a food processor and run about 30 seconds.
3. Pour the processed strawberries in the skillet.
4. Cook these ingredients about 10 minutes on medium, stirring frequently so the mixture doesn't burn.
5. Wash and stem another package and a half of strawberries. Slice these oblong in half.
6. Cover the bottom of the crust in the pie plate with halved strawberries.
7. When the mixture has finished cooking, let cool about 15 minutes.
8. Pour mixture over the crust and bottom layer of strawberries in the pie plate.
9. Place the rest of the strawberries over the mixture.
10. Refrigerate 24 hours.

Slice and serve.

You may use whipped cream or cool whip on top if you wish.

Enjoy.

Cherry Dump Dessert

 

• 2 cans cherry pie filling
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 yellow cake mix
• 1 stick butter

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray.
3. Spread cherry pie filling in bottom of the baking dish.
4. Stir the vanilla in the pie filling.
5. Sprinkle the cake mix in the next layer.
6. Cut the butter into 18 slices.
7. Spread over the top of the cake mix.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
9. Serve with ice cream while warm (optional).

Carla's Pork Roast

• 3-4 pound pork roast
• 1 bottle Italian salad dressing
• 1 jar of apricot preserves
• 1 hand full of brown sugar

1. Brown the pork roast.
2. Put in crockpot with other ingredients.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Slice or shred and enjoy.

Romaine and Pasta Salad

• 8 oz. farfalle or other similar pasta, cooked and drained
• ½ pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 package grape tomatoes
• 1 head of romaine, washed and chopped
• 1 avocado, cubed
• 4 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• ¾ cup Ranch dressing

1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Refrigerate until serving time.

Au Gratin Potatoes

  

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons onion powder
• 4 Tablespoons flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups 2% milk (can use lactose free)
• 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• Paprika (optional)
• 1 package 30 oz. frozen shredded hashbrowns 

1. Spray casserole dish and microwave shredded hashbrowns for 6 minutes.  Stir and repeat.
2. In skillet, melt butter.
3. Add onion powder, flour, salt and pepper.  Stir. 
4. Add milk and stir constantly.
5. When mixture thickens a bit, add cheese and stir constantly until cheese is melted. 
6. Pour mixture over microwaved potatoes.
7. Stir.
8. Top with paprika (optional).
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

 

 

Lemon or Lime Bars

Lemon or Lime Bars 

Crust:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 sticks butter
• ½ cup powdered sugar 

Filling:

• 4 eggs
• 4 Tablespoons lemon juice (or lime juice with a few drops of food coloring)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 Tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

1. Melt butter in 13 x 9 pan.  Mix 2 cups flour and powdered sugar.  Pour into pan and stir into butter.  Press down firmly.
2.  
3. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.  Beat together eggs and lemon juice. Stir in  sugar, baking powder, and 4 tablespoons flour.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Sift powdered sugar on top while still hot.

 

Pastreubens

 

For each sandwich:

• 2 slices rye bread
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons thousand island dressing
• 4 slices of very thinly sliced pastrami
• 4 slices of very thinly sliced Swiss cheese
• ¼ cup of refrigerated sauerkraut, blotted with a paper towel
• 4 toothpicks

1. Spread one side of each bread slice with mayonnaise.
2. Spread one side of each bread slice with thousand island dressing.
3. Put two slices of Swiss cheese on top of the thousand island dressing on each piece.
4. Put two slices of pastrami on top of the cheese on each piece.
5. Put half the sauerkraut on top of the pastrami. 
6. Put the halves of each sandwich together.
7. Heat air fryer for 5 minutes at 390 degrees.
8. Put toothpicks through the sandwich so the air fryer doesn’t blow the top around.
9. Place sandwich in the air fryer on a rack. 
10. Air fry at 390 degrees for 5 minutes. 
11. Flip the sandwich and air fry 3 more minutes at 390 degrees. 

Remove and serve.

Enjoy.