Nancy's Strawberry Pie

Crust:

• 2 sticks butter
• ¼ teaspoons salt
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Filling

• 10 oz. 7-Up
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 5 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• whipping cream

1. In mixing bowl, melt 2 sticks of butter in microwave.

2. Add salt and powdered sugar and stir.

3. Add flour and stir. It should look like cookie dough.

4. Spray tart pan with non-stick spray.

5. Press dough into a tart pan.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

7. Prick holes in the crust with a fork.

8. Return and continue baking for 20 more minutes.

9. Remove from oven and let cool for 1 hour.

10. Combine 7-Up, cornstarch, sugar, and food coloring in a 2 quart saucepan.

11. Heat while stirring constantly with a whisk.

12. Remove from heat and let cool.

13. When sauce is completely cooled, cut strawberries in half.

14. Place in baked pie shell.

15. Pour cooled mixture over the strawberries and chill for at least 2 hours.

16. Served with whipped topping.

Nancy's Spaghetti Carbonara

• ½ lb. spaghetti
• 1 lb. good quality sage sausage
• ½ pound ham (chopped in food processor)
• 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (plus extra for sprinkling on the top)
• 1 beaten egg

1. Boil spaghetti 10 minutes.

2. While spaghetti is cooking, brown sausage, stirring and crumbling in a skillet. After browned, add the chopped ham and continue browning.

3. After spaghetti is boiled and drained, add hot spaghetti to meat mixture. Add one beaten egg a little at a time, stirring quickly. The hot spaghetti cooks the egg.

4. Sprinkle with the black pepper.

5. Sprinkle more parmesan cheese over top of mixture and serve.