Sweet Cream Pie

This is one of Grandma’s (Mabel Eggen Melby) recipes passed down from Auntie (Claire Arlene Melby) to Mom (Margaret Melby Lee).

Sweet Cream Pie
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 1 pie
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon corn starch
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
  • ground nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Mix sugar, corn starch, and cream. Let stand while beating whites.
  2. Beat egg whites until frothy and fold into cream mixture.
  3. Pour into 9" pie pan, sprinkle nutmeg on top and bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes (375 for glass pan).

 

Momma, I’m Coming Home

Well, the big news is after many years abroad (as in outside the great state of Texas), I am finally moving back to the homeland.  A couple of weeks ago, I accepted a job offer within my current company that will take me to Dallas.  This is something I’ve been working toward off-and-on for the last few years.  New England has been nice, and I’ve made some great and unforgettable friends here, but family is something that is important to me and the distance between New England and Texas just seems to get greater year after year.

So for the next few weeks, I’ll be planning, packing, and enjoying time with friends.  I’m excited, but I’ve got a tear or two as well.

So long New England, its been real.  But I’m not going to miss your winters.

Pistachio Ice Cream

I’ve made this ice cream recipe a few times now and its come out great each time.  It hasn’t replaced Cookies ‘N Cream as my personal favorite, but its still pretty darn good.

Pistachio Ice Cream
 
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Ingredients
  • ½ cup & 2 Tbsp unsalted, shelled pistachio nuts (do not use ones w/ red dyed shells)
  • 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Place ½ cup of pistachio nuts and the corn syrup in a food processor. Process for 2 minutes or until the nuts are completely smooth.
  2. Bring the half-and-half to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan. Add the sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat. With the food processor running, slowly pour the hot half-and-half into the nut puree through the feed tube. Process until the mixture is completely smooth. Pour the nut mixture through a strainer into a large clean bowl. Allow to cool slightly. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts, salt, and cream. Refrigerate until cold or overnight.
  3. Stir the chilled cream, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions, adding the remaining 2 tablespoons of nuts when the ice cream is semifrozen. Allow the machine to mix in the nuts. When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.
Notes
The Ultimate Ice Cream Book
by Bruce Weinstein
Page 105

 

A New Year

Christmas Day, 2013
Christmas Day, 2013

Ok, so I’m only a month or so late with this post.  Considering how often I update this website, that’s pretty darn quick.  2013 was a good year, especially in October.  That month saw the arrival of my newest little buddy, Colt Sage Waltrip, and my parents celebrating their 35th year of wedded bliss… in the hospital, cooing over Colt.

So here’s to 2013, and lets hope that the rest of 2014 goes well too!

Mississippi Pot Roast

Okay, I admit, I got this recipe from a Facebook post, but I made it last weekend and it was delicious.  I’m going to make it again, so I’ll include it here on the site.  I think next time I may try replacing the pepperoncini peppers with something a little hotter, like jalapenos.

Mississippi Pot Roast
 
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Recipe type: Slow Cooker
Serves: 3 - 4
Ingredients
  • Chuck Roast
  • 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
  • 1 packet of Au Jus mix
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 5-6 pepperoncini peppers
Instructions
  1. Okay, I admit, I got this recipe from a Facebook post, but I made it last weekend and it was delicious. I’m going to make it again, so I’ll include it here on the site. I think next time I may try replacing the pepperoncini peppers with something a little hotter, like jalapenos.