Tasty "Tuesday" Peach Pie

It is time for a long over due Tasty Tuesday.  I do realize it is not Tuesday and that most of you probably wont read this until Thursday, but I need to share with you right!?  So this pie always gets rave reviews and is such a nice twist on the traditional Thanksgiving pies.  I recently made it for a church activity and everyone loved it and wanted the recipe.

What you will need:
2 Tbls corn starch
3/4 C. sugar
1/2 C. peach puree (fresh or canned)
1/2 C. water
2 Tbls lemon juice
4 C. peaches, sliced (fresh or canned)
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 C. powder sugar
1 pie crust (this can be fresh, preformed or the kind
that's rolled out already that you form, anything you want)



Start out with the corn starch and sugar in a small pot and blend in the peach puree, water, and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil and cook until it becomes a darker, thick, jelly like consistency, stirring constantly.  Set aside to cool.











Beat together the powder sugar and cream cheese until well blended.  Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the bottom of a cooled pie crust.  Stir together the cooled puree mixture and peaches and poor into the pie crust.  Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
So Delicious!

So much has been going on in my life since I blogged and I feel so bad for not updating it as often as I should have been.  There were so many fun Halloween and Birthday celebrations for my sweet boy who turned ONE!  He is so big and is such a delight in our lives!  Thank you so much to those of you who stay loyal to the blog and our company, we love having you as part of our little family!  Make sure to check back soon for our November Giveaway!

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Tast Tuesday Taco Soup

Hello Hello Blog followers!  So sorry I have been a little absent lately, honestly I don't have a very good excuse....I got a little too involved in a TV show and couldn't stop watching it.  You guys weren't the only thing neglected, my house work and my husband are also on that list.  But I am back and out o my TV show funk with a delicious new recipe! 

One of my favorite go to dinners is Taco Soup.  It is beyond easy and so so good and you usually have most of the ingredients if not all on hand.

What you will need:
1lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can diced tomatoes with green chile
1 can tomato paste

cheese and sour cream for topping

Brown ground beef and onion in a skillet and add taco seasoning according to directions.  Then add all ingredients to a pot and simmer for about an hour.  Then dish up an enjoy, easy as that!  Love recipes like this and I'm happy to share them with you. 

Talk to you again soon!

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Tasty Tuesday Homemade Oreos

Milk may have a new favorite cookie...watch out Oreos!  As you all know I love to bake so it was to bake something so easy and so delicious (seriously I ate at least seven in one day).  My husband and I love Oreo cookies, but sometimes it is nice to have a cookie that is a little bigger and softer.

What you will need:
2 boxes Devils Food cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 C. Vegetable Oil
1 container cream cheese frosting
(or your own homemade frosting)


Preheat over to 350 degrees and grease a cookie sheet.  Mix cake mix, 4 eggs, and oil together in a bowl, you may have to mix it by hand near the end of the cake mix isn't combining all the well.  Then make the dough into little balls with about 2 Tbls of the mix.  Bake for 8 minutes.  Let cool completely and spread frosting on one cookie and top with the other to make a sandwich.  Yields about 60 cookies (30 sandwiches) depending on the size of your cookies.  Enjoy.

These would be be perfect in those little Teresa Collins treat bag from the last post!  Don't forget to enter in our blog giveaway, it goes to this weekend.

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Tasty Tuesday 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies

Well so far my little vacation to Park City has been wonderful!  We have done a lot of fun things and have a few more days of fun left to go.  The weather here has been amazing, overcast and cooling down and fun thunderstorms.  I know a lot of people are not looking forward to Fall being here but I can't wait because that means delicious Fall treats!  One of my favorite things about Fall is pumpkin everything; pumpkin pie, pumpkin shakes, pumpkin cheesecake and of course pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!




What you will need:
One box spice cake mix
Half a bag of mini chocolate chips
Small can of pumpkin










Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Poor all of the ingredients into a mixer and blend until all ingredients are well mixed.  Spray cookie sheet with Pam and drop dough onto cookie sheet, about 2 Tbls each.  Then bake for 18 minutes and enjoy!  So simple and easy and pretty healthy too :)  Hope you enjoy it!

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Tasty Tuesday Award Winning Chili

I love Fall.  It is just a matter of fact, I love it.  I wish I could live somewhere where it was fall all year round.  The scarves, boots, sweaters, Football, and food, what's not to love about it?  Here in Utah however, Fall usually means snow in about a month, but beggars can't be choosers ;).  So to get ready for my favorite time of year I thought I would entice you with the best chili you will ever make winner of blue ribbon Arizona State Fair, 1989!

Rocky Mountain Elk Firehouse Chili       

1 1/2 lbs. ground elk meat 9 (or beef)
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cans tomato sauce (10 1/2 oz. each)
2 cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes (15 1/2 oz. each)
1 can dark red kidney beans, drained (15 1/2 oz. each)
1 can black beans, drained (15 1/2 oz. each)
1 small can diced green chilies
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, diced
1 fresh yellow hot pepper, diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
5 tsp. red chili powder
1 1/2  tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup brown sugar

Brown meat, onion and garlic in skillet in small amount of oil. Drain. Add to other ingredients in a pot, cover and simmer on low for an hour or more.  Serves 4-6

In the picture you will see that we served it over a Corn Bread Waffle.  Just buy a package of corn bread mix, which ever you like or make your own, and poor into a waffle iron and cook for just a few minutes.  Then top with anything you like; cheese, sour cream, etc.  I think it is FANTASTIC just by its self though.  I swear once you make this you will never want any other kind! 

Happy Crafting!

Tasty Tuesday Chocolate Chip Oreo Brownie Bar

We were excited with the response we got from our July contest and hope for more entries the next time we try that.  We will be doing our August giveaway soon so make sure to check back soon for that. 

Today I am excited to share this not so little treat!  It is actually pretty simple to through together and it is quite rich so make sure to have a cup of milk close by.  This treat is a Chocolate Chip Oreo Brownie bar, or in other words, Death by Decadence!

What you will need:
1c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3c. flour

1 Package of oreos
caramel syrup (as desired) 
1 box of brownie mix (prepared as directed, do not bake)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.  Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper.  First you will want to prepare the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.  Press the cookie dough into bottom of pan.  Then cover that with all the Oreos (which actually all fit perfectly).  Drizzle caramel syrup on top of that.  Then cover all of that with the brownie batter and bake for 40-50 minutes. 

Easy as that!  Seriously though,  this ridiculously rich and decadent,  make sure you invite friends to help you eat it and enjoy!!

Happy Crafting!

Tasty Tuesday Baked Asparagus

Hello Blog followers!  I am excited to share with you one of my favorite go to healthy dinners.  It would still be one of my favorites even if it weren't healthy, it's just a bonus.  It is lemony, cheesy, super easy baked asparagus.

What you will need:
one bunch of Asparagus
olive oil
lemon juice
fresh Parmesan
salt and pepper

Heat the oven to 375 degrees.  What you will do is cut off about 2-3 inches of the bottom of the asparagus and arrange it in a 9x13 pan.  Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the asparagus.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over that and then shred the Parmesan cheese over that.  All of these do not have a precise measurement because it is set to your liking.  But you do not need much of any of it to for it to be super delicious!  Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on how tender you like your asparagus.  Pare it with some Salmon and 1/2 cup rice to make a super delicious and healthy meal!

I hope you enjoy this meal as much as I do, I honestly eat this about once a weak.  Also I hope we get some more response for our contest giveaway.  Comment here or email us at allscrapbooksteal@gmail.com if you have any questions about it!

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Tasty Tuesday Banana Bread

Hello Blog followers!  I am glad to report that I am feeling all better now so I will be able to blog more regularly and hopefully add some of my own designs!

Today I would like to share a fantastic Banana Bread recipe.  It is from Betty Crocker and is so soft and fluffy and it is just delicious!

What you will need:

 1 1/4 cups sugar 

 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 

 2 eggs 

 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium) 

 1/2 cup buttermilk 

 1 teaspoon vanilla 

 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour 

 1 teaspoon baking soda 

 1 teaspoon salt 

 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

• 1.  Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3 inches. Or if you want it to be a bit more presentable, I like to bake it in a bundt pan.  If you do choose to use a bundt pan I recommend buttering and flouring it.

• 2.  Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.

• 3.  Bake 8-inch loaves for about 1 hour, 9-inch loaves for about 1 1/4 hours, and the bundt for about 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then loosen the sides of the loaves from the pans. Remove the loaves from the pans and place on wire rack.  Wrap tightly and store at room temperature for up to 4 days, or refrigerate for up to 10 days. 

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!   

Happy Crafting!!

 

Grandma Browns Hot Peach Shortcake

My Grandma was such a sweet lady and always made me, and I'm sure my siblings, feel so special!  She would send us a hand made birthday card every birthday and would make these cute little envelopes out of wrapping paper for Christmas and put a $2 bill in it.  Best of all she would make a pumpkin pie just for me every Thanksgiving because she knew how much I loved it! 

My Grandma was such a good cook and made countless dishes that I grew up with and love to this day.  I'm excited to share one of my favorite recipes with you, Grandma Browns Hot Peach Shortcake!

What you will need:
2 1/3 cups Bisquick
3 TBS sugar
3 TBS melted butter
2/3 C. milk
about 3-4 peaches (or other fruit of choice)
Half and Half, to your liking
Powdered sugar, to your liking

Set the oven to bake at 425.  In a medium bowl combine Bisquick, sugar, butter, and milk and mix together until well combined.  Then spoon into a greased pie pan.  Bake for 15-17 minutes.  Then while still hot cut and serve into bowls, top with fruit, powdered sugar, and half and half.  My family has also tries this with strawberries, raspberries, and oranges and it all tasted fantastic,  Enjoy! Serves 8

This is one of my favorite, remind me of home, comfort food to make, and the best part it is so so easy.  I Hope you enjoy and be sure to check our last post to enter to win the June Giveaway!

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Tasty Tuesday Better Than Anything Cake

Tasty Tuesday returns!  This is a cake that I crave very often and has been a favorite of mine for years.  We like to call it Better than ANYTHING Cake.

What you will need:
1 box Chocolate cake
1 can sweetened condensed milk
caramel syrup (to your taste)
1 8oz container of whip cream
2 score bars crushed up



Prepare the chocolate cake according to box instructions.  When it is done, pull it out of the oven and poke holes in it.  Then drizzle the sweetened condensed milk and the caramel syrup all around the cake and in the holes and all over the cake to your liking.  Then let cool completely so the whip cream doesn't melt. Spread the whip cream and sprinkle the score bar on top.  Serve and enjoy!
Helpful hint: you could also use Heath bar.

Again I wanted to thank all of you for the great turn out of comments we got for this giveaway and we are working on improvements.  We will for sure be doing a discount code soon exclusively for our blog followers, so be sure to check back!  Thank you all for stopping by!

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Tasty Tuesday Philly Cheesesteak

Tonight I am excited to share a recipe for one of my favorite things to eat, Philly Cheesesteak!  As usual this recipe is very easy to make and is SO Good!

What you will need:

2 lbs of eye of round steak, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 medium yellow onion, sliced
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
 8-10 slices of provolone cheese
 4-5 submarine rolls
optional: cheese wiz and oregano

Set your oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet saute the peppers and onion for about three minutes.  Add the meat and seasonings and cook until the meat is done.  Then cut the rolls in half and butter one side of the bun, place the meat mixture on the other side of the bun and put the cheese on top.  At this point you can sprinkle some oregano on top of the sandwich or not it is up to you, but trust me you should it is great!  Then put in the oven to melt the cheese and enjoy!  Now in Philly they put cheese wiz on top, now I don't like it but my mother in law loves it!  This is seriously one of my favorite things to eat and I hope you enjoy it! :)








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Tasty Tuesday Hambuger Mushroom Gravy

With all this dreary, cuddle up rainy weather we have been having here in Utah, I wanted to share a comfort food from my childhood with you.  I know that my mother cooked for me growing up, but for some reason I can't remember very many of the dishes!  Don't get me wrong, my mother is a wonderful cook and taught me how to cook - I just have a terrible memory.  This dish is one of the few that I remember...and love!  This Hamburger Mushroom Gravy is creamy, delicious and one of the easiest things you will ever cook!

What you will need:
1Tbs olive oil
1 small red onion
(or any onion of your choosing)
1 lb hamburger
2 Tbs flour
1/4 c milk
1 8oz can of mushrooms
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Start with the olive oil and onion in a large skillet. Cook on high for about 3 minutes, just until they start getting soft.  Then, add your hamburger and brown.  When the hamburger is done sprinkle on the flour and mix. Next, add the milk, cream of mushroom, and the mushrooms (don't drain the water out of the can, add it to the pan as well).  Then just mix up until well combined and heated through.  Serve on top of mashed potatoes with a side of veggies, it's as easy as that!!  I have never tried it but I am sure it would also be good over pasta.  I hope it warms you up like it did for me, enjoy!


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Tasty Tuesday Broccoli Salad

We are so thankful for all the views and followers we have been gaining since I have taken over this little blog here.  We hope that we can get to be better and bigger and share crafty and tasty inspiration for you!  And now it's time for a another Tasty Tuesday!  This week I wanted to share a family favorite, Broccoli Salad.

What you will need:
1 head of broccoli chopped
1/2 C. crasins
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. Light Mayo
1/2 C slivered almonds
1 Tbs. diced red onion
1 Tbs. rice vinegar

Combine everything in a bowl and stir until well combined, easy as that!!  You can serve right away or even let it sit overnight and let the flavors really meld together.  Either way is just great and it is a light delicious salad that everyone will love! Enjoy!

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Tasty Tuesday Banana Cake

Again I feel the need to apologize for the lack of crafty posts going on here.  I am still learning how to balance all my time being a new mommy.  There will be a new post of a Easter/ Spring center piece craft tomorrow though, promise!! 

For our tasty Tuesday this week I wanted to keep things going lighter and fresher to keep us feeling the spring in the air and since Easter is just a few day away, we have this amazing Banana Cake!  This is a regular at my family parties and is quite delectible.

What you will need:
Cake
1/2 C. butter
1 1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
8 oz. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 med. ripe bananas

Frosting
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 C. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3 3/4-4 C. powdered sugar

Cream the butter and sugar.  Next add the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla and mix until well combined.  mix all dry ingredients in a seperate bowl and gradually add to the creamed mixture. Mash up the bananas in a seperate bowl and add the bananas to this mixture.

Grease a 9x13 pan and pour in mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes.  let cool completely and then frost.  Store in fridge and serve cold.  Helpful Hint:  you can even make this cake a few days before and store in refridgerator and it will be even better.  As you can see topping with some fresh strawberries can add a little more zest and freshness to it!  I'm sure any fresh berries would be good though!

I hope you enjoy this cake as much as my family and I do!

Happy Crafting!