Haven't been back home too long -- we went to the Pilot Club's social tonight - a hamburger supper sponsored by the Director's of the club. I guess I kind of volunteered Travis to cook the hamburgers for the group of about 24. Some of the ladies are in their eighties - but I should have as much energy as some of them have! It was a fun evening - good hamburgers, beans (I've got to get the recipe), potato salad and desserts! I took the Sopapilla Cheesecake and it got raves -- they all want the recipe! So I will put in the Pilot Light (our monthly newsletter that I do each month)for April. Then we played the game with white elephant gifts and some of them were really - really white elephants! On the way home Travis just happened to mention that tomorrow is one of his guy's birthday and he needed to take something. So - I went into the kitchen with all intentions of making the easy Banana Bread using a cake mix. Well - I had used the last cake mix when I made the Pineapple Cake the other day -- so - good wife that I am - I made Banana Nut Bread from scratch!! It is baking as I type!!!
I had a wonderful surprize this morning. This couple came into the bank this morning and kept looking in at me. I had a customer but finally recognized my cousin and his wife from Omaha, Nebraska. He is about 16 years younger than me but was and is the sweetest guy and we always loved it when they came to visit his grandmother for a week! They had flown in for his uncle's funeral and was on his way to Dallas to fly back out. I loved visiting with them. Thanks Russell and Kelli - you made my day -- actually my week!!!
I want to dispel a theory I heard the other day: that if you peel a banana from the bottom up - you won't have those little strings left on the banana! Well I tried it tonight -- NOT TRUE - I could not tell the difference -- they just pulled off the opposite way! Now aren't you glad you read this and you know this important piece of news?
Springtime starts people thinking of light and cool desserts - or it does me for sure - even though it can be 99 degrees and Travis still wants a warm dessert - chocolate pie, pudding or cake -- or banana pudding! But for most of us - we want something lighter and here is one of the best Lemon Ice Box Pies I've ever tasted!
BEST LEMON ICE BOX PIE - given by Brenda Whiteley
1 Graham cracker pie crust
2 Cans of Eagle Brand milk
1 Cup concentrated Lemon juice
1 8 oz. container of Cool Whip
1 Cam Cream cheese or vanilla icing
Mix the Eagle Brand milk with the lemon juice in a bowl by hand. Continue to mix until it thickens. Pour the mixture into the pie shell. Let it chill. Then mix the Cool Whip with icing. Top the pie after it is chilled with the Cool Whip Icing mixture.
Then eat and enjoy!!!
Another light and wonderful dish to serve as a side dish with ham, turkey or any other meat dish -- or as a wonderful accompliment to a pound cake or alone as a dessert is this fruit salad:
Peach Pie Fruit Salad
1 Can Peach Pie Filling
1/2 carton of Strawberry glace'
4 slice bananas
1 pint fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 can drained chunk pineapple
1 chopped apple
Add grapes, and any other fruit desired - or omit any you might not like. Stir all of the fruit into the peach pie filling and strawberry glace'. Chill a couple of hours - and serve however you please. Guaranteed to delight!!!! One of the ladies had brought this tonight and it was wonderful. She had used all fresh fruits except in place of Strawberry Glace' - she used about 1/2 carton of frozen strawberries in addition to the fresh berries! That is the beauty of this salad/dessert - it is so versatile.
Oh - I just took the Banana Nut bread out of the oven and it does smell good!
I hope you have a wonderful rest blessed by God - and that you rise tomorrow with new resolves to think positive thoughts - do good for someone less fortunate and join me again - God willing!
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