Guilt Post #1

To appease my guilt for not doing my cookie blog justice, I'm going to share some of my favorite recipes in hopes of winning back your favor! My first post is one of my favorites, and one of the first things I learned to make. As I've said before, I didn't grow up cooking and doing much of anything in the kitchen, other than pulling up a chair to the table come dinner time. I was very active in 4-H when I was a kid and they had a food show each year. I think I mentioned my Jello Poke Cake before, with the tie dyed cookies Despite the fact that I couldn't really cook, I found a way to win a couple of awards, including one for this pie! This no-bake pie is simple to make and my family has been known to tell small children all sorts of lies to keep them away from this pie, so that the adults can eat it all. It tastes just like a Nutty Buddy ice cream cone and the best part is that the recipe makes 2 pies, so when you need to take a pie somewhere, you have one to keep in the freezer for yourself!!

Nutty Buddy Pie

1 16oz package of Cool Whip
1 8 oz package of cream cheese (no fat free or low fat)
2/3 cup peanut butter--your choice, crunchy or creamy (but you are wrong if you pick crunchy)
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup milk
2 chocolate pie crusts
Chocolate and/or Caramel Syrup (optional but highly recommended)
Chopped Pecans

Mix Cool Whip and softened cream cheese together.

Add powdered sugar and mix well.

Add peanut butter and mix well.

Add milk a little at a time.

Stir until well blended.

Pour into chocolate pie crusts.

Drizzle with syrup and pecans.

Freeze until firm.

Let thaw 10-15 minutes before cutting.

Re-freeze leftovers right away (not that I've ever seen any!)

Fail!

So who had a week in the "Becca is SO not going to blog daily" betting pool?!? You win..............nothing, but at least you can say you were right! 

Trying to blog daily during the busiest time of the year was a massive failure, and once i fell off the blogging wagon, I was too lazy to catch back up with it and get back on it. I was super busy with the design business, and then I was on a much needed lazy daisy vacation and just didn't update the blog. Shameful, but true. No excuses here.

I do plan to update this blog throughout the year with some of my favorite seasonal recipes, go-to dishes for entertaining & potlucks, and other tasty goodness, so please don't totally give up on me! Maybe I can win my way back into your hearts with some great recipes!

Happy 2012!!