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Lemon Crunch Pie

Lemon Crunch Pie

1 1/3 cup self-rising flour

1 cup nuts (pecans are best but walnuts are great too.)

1 stick butter or margarine softened

11 oz cream cheese

1/2 lb. powdered sugar

1 can lemon pie filling (or make your own). You can actually use any flavor you are adventurous enough to try.

Whipped topping 16 oz. divided

nuts to garnish

Layer 1 Combine flour, nuts, and butter

Press into 13×9 pan, bake in 350° oven until

lightly browned about 15 minutes

cool (If you are impatient stick it in the freezer or fridge)

Layer 2 Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar and fold in

8 oz. of whipped topping  Spread on cooled crust

Layer 3 Spread 1 can lemon pie filling

evenly over layer 2

Layer 4 Spread with whipped topping

Layer 5 Sprinkle with nuts

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Dark Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

Dark Chocolate is my favorite. And sometimes you just NEED chocolate you know? When you have no sweets made, you make some. This is my version of No-Bakes. This makes a small batch.

Dark Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

1 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup evaporated milk

1/4 cup butter

2 Tablespoons of Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa

1/4 cup natural crunchy peanut butter

1 cup Bob’s Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli  + 1/2 cup old fashioned oats (or for gluten-free use  1 ½ cups of oats)

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 ½ minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter, Muesli, oats, and vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Let cool if you can wait! These set up really fast.

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Leftovers

There are many ways to save time and money on groceries. One way is to cook the right amount! And throw away less. I hate throwing food away! But sometimes even with the best of intentions, you will end up with leftovers. Or maybe you save money by cooking ahead and having “planned overs”. I do both.

Today I looked into my refrigerator and realized I had leftover white beans. I knew I had to make something with these or freeze them. I decided to make my version of White Bean Chili. I did not measure anything. I heated the beans and I stirred a couple of spoonfuls of Better Than Bouillon into them as well as two cans of chiles. I had a couple of chicken breasts which I quickly boiled on top of the stove and chopped in my little Ninja. I stirred it all together and voila’ White Bean Chili!

I would like to encourage you to be creative with your cooking as well as with your use of leftovers! In all my years I only remember one creation from leftovers that we had to throw away! So as Miss Frizzle would say, “take chances, make mistakes, get messy!” You may discover something great!