Banana Pudding

Ingredients:
3/4 cups sugar
2 Tblsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups evaporated milk
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 stick of butter
8 ounces vanilla wafers
4 large ripe bananas
1 heavy whipping cream, whipped with sugar

In a large saucepan, mix sugar, brown sugar, flour, salt and milk in a saucepan stirring constantly.
As it warms, pour a small amount over the eggs and whisk until well blended.  Add them to the warm mixture and continue to stir constantly.

Bring to a gentle boil and continue to stir until mixture thickens.  Remove the pan from the heat and pour in the vanilla and put in the 1/2 stick of butter.  Let it rest and stir when it is warm.

In a bowl, place the vanilla wafers in a wrapping pattern in the circle.  Then, cut 2 bananas,  Add 1/2 pudding mixture.  Top with 1/2 whipping cream mixture.  Add bananas, pudding and top with the whipped cream.  Add a few vanilla wafers on top for decoration! Honestly, the best banana pudding in the world!  Enjoy!

Blackberry Cobbler

6 small containers of blackberries
1 stick melted butter
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tblsp.vanilla
1/4 cup evaporated milk

Mix the ingredients together and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
Place 1 pie crust in an 8x8 pan.  Place 1/2 of the mixture in the pie crust  and create a pie crust lattice over the top.  Sprinkle with sugar.  Repeat for the second cobbler.

Peach Pie

Place a premade pastry in a pie pan - roll it out and crimp the edges.

Boil some water in a pot and place 6-8 peaches in the water for 2-3 minutes.  Remove and peel the peaches and slice them.  Place the peaches in the pie shell.  Spoon lemon juice from 2 lemons over the top of the peaches.  In a pot, stir together 1/2 stick of butter, 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. salt.  Add 1/4 cup flour and mix until well blended.  Spoon on top of the peaches in the pie shell.

Sprinkle the top of the peaches with pumpkin pie spice.  Then cover with a brown sugar crumble with pecans.  Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.  Scrumptious with vanilla ice cream!

Ingredients:
6-8 peaches
pie shell
1 lemon squeezed
1/2 stick of butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Brown sugar crumble:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 stick of butter
Use a patry blender to crumble the mixture and add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.

Strawberry Shortcakes

Cream:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
Add:
2 eggs
6 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup milk
1 cup brown sugar
Cut up:
1 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries
whip real cream

Spaghetti Sauce

Saute:
6 cloves garlic
2 vidalia onions,diced
1 tsp. sage
1 tsp. rosemary
1 tsp. oregano
salt and pepper
 1 bunch Italian parsley, diced
1 pkg. oregano, fresh, diced
1 pkg. basil, fresh, diced
4 bay leaves
Add and saute:
1 pkg. fresh ground chuck
1 pkg. mild Italian sausage
Put in the crock pot:
2 large cans petite tomatoes (28 oz.)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
2 cans Italian stewed tomatoes
1 can stewed tomatoes
10 freshly diced roma tomatoes
2 carrots grated
Add meat and herbs to crock pot. Simmer 24 hours!

Pecan Pie

1 cup pecan halves
1/2 bag brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup light Karo syrup

Mix the ingredients.  Place the pecans in concentric circles on the pie crust.  Pour the mixture over the pecans and bake for 1 hour.  Turn the oven off and let pie continue to bake for 15-20 minutes longer.  Too good to be true!!!!!!

Flaky Crust

2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup Crisco shortening
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup ice water

Cut in the butter and shortening.  Add the cold water and roll into a ball.  Roll out on wax paper and make the crust!  Yummy!