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To Try: Pear Custard Pie

Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on 01/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »

 
Here’s hoping pears are still in season, because this pie looks fantastic.  This recipe comes from Taste of Home magazine (my mom subscribes).  Contributor Barbara Rea says, “My daughter CJ baked a pear pie for us once and I’ve made it several times since then. We like it so much that I’ve considered contributing it [...]

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To Try: Vanilla Custard with Sautéed Pears

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 01/13/2009 | Leave a Comment »

I don’t know about you, but I rarely make recipes from magazines.  I’ll sometimes read them for ideas, but that’s usually as far as it gets.  The last one I made was months ago (sweet potato ravioli from Cooking Light), and even then, I “doctored” the hell out of it.  Magazine recipes always seem 1) overly simplified, with too many shortcuts and [...]

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Panna Cotta

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , on 01/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »

A simple, deliciously creamy dessert. You can lighten it up by using fat-free half and half, with decent results.  I suspect it would also handle sugar substitute fairly well.
Or, live a little!
-2 c. half and half, divided
-1 envelope gelatin (.25 oz)
-1/4 c. sugar
-1 tsp. vanilla
1. Measure 1 cup of the half and half into a [...]

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