Want To Try Something Crazy?

Today I made this.

But this isn't a lime pie. Or a vanilla pudding pie with some green dye. It's an Avocado Pie. Yup. You read it right. Avocado. These babies:

And it was so yummy. Yup. Yummy. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! {Yes, I know it’s not April Fools Day. This really isn’t a joke.}

Here’s how you can take a trip to Crazyville as well. {This is a better photo than mine, since I have no sunlight at my house.}

 

Ingredients
2 peeled avocados
½ cup fresh lemon juice
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
9" graham cracker crust
whipped cream

Instructions
In a blender put the peeled avocado and ½ cup lemon juice. Pulse a couple of times. Add condensed milk and blend till creamy. Pour into the pie shell and refrigerate for 1 hour. Add whipped cream when serving.

Bread Bowls for soup or chile

I found this on youtube.com - take 4 Rhodes rolls and thaw. Shape into a large ball and allow to double. Brush with a beaten egg, mix with a little water. (i didn't do the egg part since I only made two bowls) Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes - depends on how brown you want them and how hot your oven is.

Then cut the top off and scoop out the inside bread - do not throw away cuz it is soft and yummy.

Then fill with soup or chile. I think it would be good with Taco soup or Brocolli Cheese Soup. Since I was just trying this out - I made Potato Soup by using 1 can of Campbells Cream of Potato Soup with 3 cups of milk and 2 cups of hash browns. simmer 10 minutes. then top with cheese and bacon. i buttered the top and served it on the side.

Peanut Butter–Chocolate Banana Pie

Since I made 2 of these this week, (I LOVE this pie) I thought I should share the recipe. I’ve shared it with you before, but now I have pics with my cute helper.

ingredients:

1 graham cracker crust

1 1/2 squares BAKER’s Semi Sweet Chocolate

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 bananas, cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into quarters

1 pkg Vanilla pudding (large 6 servings one)

1 1/2 cups milk

2 cups whipped cream, divided

make it:

lay the cut bananas in the base of pie crust.

Take 1 chocolate square and grate it for a second. Just enough to get a desired amount of shavings for the top of the pie. Set aside shavings.

Place Peanut Butter and remaining chocolate squares in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave 1 more minute. Stir.

Pour chocolate mixture over bananas in pie crust. Try to cover the bananas as best you can.

Get a cute 4 year old to help you mix the pudding mix and milk.

Let her stir in about 1 1/2 cups whipped cream into the pudding.

Ignore her when she says that will make the pudding “disgusting”. Let her lick the bowl to prove her wrong.

Pour the pudding/whipped cream mixture over top of chocolate bananas.

Top with remaining whipped cream and some shaved chocolate.

Refrigerate for 3 hours . . . if you can wait that long.

Breadcrumbs

I know that I’m overly picky (I must get that from Pat) but I don’t like to eat the heel of the bread loaf. So I’ve come up with a way to keep them from going to waste. I make my own breadcrumbs out of them. This time I used about 8 slices of bread. I broke them up into little pieces and put them in my blender. (they seem to turn to crumbs better of you break them up first). Then I pulsed it a few times until it was all broken up and looked like this. (I blended about two slices of bead at a time.) After that I added some seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, But you can use what you like). I spread them into a thin layer on my cookie sheetand popped them in the oven on the lowest setting. My oven goes down to 170 degrees.I let them dry out in there for about an hour, until they were all nice and crisp. Then a put them in a Ziploc bag and stored them away in the pantry. While I probably wouldn’t make Chicken Cordon Bleu with these, they are great for meatballs or meatloaf. (or anything else were you put the breadcrumbs inside to soften it up a bit). Then I don’t have to buy breadcrumbs, and I don’t have to eat the heel of the bread. It’s a win - win.