Peach sauce or pie filling

Todays Peach tarts

6/12/2024

PEACH PIE

3 cups sliced yellow peaches skin removed 

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1/3 cup cornstarch 

1T butter

1 tsp. Vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. Cinnamon ( add more if needed)

1 package refrigerated pie crust

In a medium saucepan place sugar, water and cornstarch. Stir well so sugar is incorporated .  Heat on medium heat while whisking until it comes to a full boil.  Allow to boil for approximately 10 minutes. It’ll be bubbling,

 Add sliced peaches and cook another 3 to 5 minutes.  Remove from heat add butter and cinnamon while stirring .  

Note:***I used a whisk to stir while it thickened.  Cool completely and store in refrigerator or freezer or use for cobblers , peach pie or topping for ice cream.

Follow instructions on the box of pie crust for fruit pie. Make sure to prick edges before baking.  Instead of a double crust I made a lattice design which was a nice change.  Sprinkle with cinnamon or cinnamon sugar on top as I did.  A nice touch!  Enjoy!

Bake it at 375° for approximately 50 minutes.  Cover edges as not to brown.  I did not and it browned a little more than my usual pie does but it was not burnt,

So yummy!

One jar Pickled Red Beets

If you seek you will find.

I wanted an easy recipe for pickled beets that I had bought at the Farmers Market.

Thank you google! 

This recipe made one jar.

Note: the jar would have been filled completely if I did not eat some beets while warm.

4 medium roasted beets , cooled, peeled, and sliced (<< click that link for how to make roasted beets)

Note:***I boiled my beets until fork went through skin easily.  Cooled , peeled and sliced them.

1 cup cider vinegar

1 cup water

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon (dry) ground mustard

5 whole black peppercorns

Note: ***I did not use any peppercorns 

***my adaptation 

Bring the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and mustard to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer for a few minutes; take off the heat and allow to cool a bit.

Add peppercorns and beets to a clean glass jar with a tight fitting lid. (This particular recipe fits nicely into a 1 liter sized jar.) Pour the brine in, covering all the beets.

Cover and set aside for several hours (or up to 24), then transfer to the refrigerator.

Adapted from Bellyfull

Quick hamburger and potatoes

Quick Hamburger meal!

I’m a no fuss cook  many days and there are only two of us so when I get some good ground sirloin instead of making hamburgers I make this.  Sirloin and onions sauté in a little olive oil.  After it’s on the way to browning I add two sliced potatoes, salt , pepper and paprika (I love adding paprika to a meal like this) and cook until potatoes are just about fork tender.  It’s my in a pinch meal.  Bread maybe but maybe not!

Ingredients;

I+ lb. Ground sirloin or 85% beef chuck

1 medium sweet onion chopped or sliced thin

2 medium potatoes sliced medium

1tsp. Salt 

Generous amount pepper 

1tsp. Paprika 

Olive oil

Place olive oil in your deep frying pan.  Add ground sirloin, onion salt and pepper.  Fry on medium until slightly browned.  Add sliced potatoes, a little more salt and pepper and paprika.  Cover until potatoes start to brown .  Flip potatoes and meat over every so often to allow potatoes to brown slightly.  Serve immediately with a little ketchup and your favorite side.
Enjoy!

 

 

Seasoned Baked Chicken

Ingredients:

2 medium skin on split chicken breasts 

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Basil

Thyme

Onion powder

Garlic powder 

Paprika 

I first rubbed very well with olive oil. Then mixed my seasonings and rubbed well so all was loaded with seasoning.  I’m a heavy handed lady lol.

Baked at 350° for 10 minutes without cover then about 40 min covered.  It looked good and lots of drippings.  Removed cover and baked about 10 more minutes.  I put foil back on and allowed it to rest about 10 more.  It fell off the bone.  Delicious!

Dessert!  Cherry crumble over vanilla ice cream.  Yum!

I don’t have exact amounts for the rub so judge it by how much or how little seasoning you like.  Personally this chicken was heavily seasoned , skin on then baked.

Skin on bone -in chicken breasts.  Leave skin on and then add your seasonings. Baking with the skin on will give you a moist chicken breast.

Note:  I rubbed olive oil all over the chicken.  In a dish I placed all spices and then stirred them. Then rub spices thoroughly on chicken breasts. 

Baked 350° 

Homemade potato salad and cucs with scallions, oil and white wine vinegar. Salt and pepper of course!

Enjoy!

Cherry crumble

I had bought a large jar of Morello cherries in syrup from Aldi and today was a good time to find a recipe that they could be used.  Simple recipe and I’ll serve it with vanilla ice cream.  yummy!

Enjoy!

FILLING

• ▢ 1 24 oz jar tart pitted cherries in syrup
• ▢ 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• ▢ 2 Tbsp. water
• ▢ ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1 tsp. vanilla

CRUMBLE TOPPING

• ▢ 1 stick butter chilled and cubed
• ▢ ½ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ ½ tsp. cornstarch
• ▢ 1 tsp. baking powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp. salt
• ▢ dusting of ground cinnamon

CHERRY FILLING

• Pour the jar of cherries including syrup into a saucepan. Heat on medium until bubbly.
• Mix the cornstarch with water in a small bowl until creamy. Pour into cherries and stir over heat.
• Add cinnamon and vanilla. Stir frequently for 5 minutes until thickened, then turn off heat.
• Pour the cherry filling into a 9" pie plate.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

CRUMBLE TOPPING

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut a stick of chilled butter into cubes.
• In a separate mixing bowl, stir the sugar, flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt together.
• Fold the butter into the dry ingredients and mix with a mixer or food processor until crumbly. 
• Using your hands, mix together to form the crumble. Sprinkle it over the cherries in the pie plate. Make sure to use it all.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Sprinkle the topping with a dusting of cinnamon.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until crust is golden brown and cherries are bubbling.

Adapted from Quiche in my grits