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Hey Guys!
Just a little note to let you know...that I started a facebook page with all my recipes on it!  I have found that more of my friends are more willing to check it out that way :)  BUT feel free to "like" me! Its MommEz on facebook!  THANKS!  I will update as I can on here...but most will be on facebook now :)

Tomato Pie
9 inch pie crust (refrigerated or homemade*)
5 large tomatoes peeled and sliced thickly (home grown maters are the BEST!)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3 tsp basil
garlic powder to taste
1/2 cup mayo (don't judge, try it first! You can't even taste it!)
1 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar

Bake the crust for 10 minutes at 375* then remove to fill. Layer the tomatoes in the pie shell, sprinkle each layer with spices. I can usually do two or three layers. Combine mayo and cheese and spread over top layer of tomatoes. Bake at 350* for 35 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

(tip for peeling tomatoes. Boil a pan of water and drop tomatoes in the boiling water for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Then immediately remove and place in a bowl of ice water for 30 seconds..then the peel comes right off!)

* Homemade crust. I just use the recipe right out of the Better Homes and Gardens CookBook. This is the crust recipe my mom uses for everything...so it is the one I shall use as well! I will admit it is a bit more time consuming than the store bought crust, but worth the trouble I think!

Pastry for Single Crust Pie (from BH&G Cook Book)
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
4-5 TB cold water
Stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon of the water at a time, until all the dough is moistened. Form dough into a ball. . On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edges into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry.Rim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge as desired. Do not prick pastry. Bake as directed in individual recipes. Makes 8 servings.

Sunday Pot Roast
6 medium size peeled potates (whole)
12 peeled carrots
Chuck Roast
1 pkt dry onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
(Mix the dry onion soup mix and the cream of mushroom soup and a can of water)
Green bell pepper or Onion (optional)

My mom used to make this EVERY Sunday...sometimes I loved that, sometimes I was sick of it...but now as a mom I know why! Nothing like walking in the door from church and lunch being done...especially when you have hungry sleepy kiddos!
I never thought much about the order in which I put the stuff in the crockpot, until one day my mom taught me a little trick. You put the taters and carrots on the bottom and then the meat, then pour the combined soups on top of meat. That way the flavor of the meat seeps down to the veggies on the bottom...YUM!
Just throw it all in the crockpot for 8-10 hours on low. (Sometimes I even throw mine in frozen and if I do that I don't add the water to the cream of mushroom soup mixture)
Sometimes I add a green bell pepper and onion for some extra flavor. But that is up to you!
This is the EASIEST meal EVER! And so yummy!

Fruit Pizza
3/4 cup softened butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Heat oven to 300*. Beat butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Blend in flour. Press mixture into 12 inch round pizza pan (I used my Pampered Chef baking stone...just don't get to close to the edges it will spread a bit) Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Meanwhile
prepare the Vanilla Filling.

VANILLA FILLING
10 oz package of Vanilla Milk Chips
1/4 cup Whipping cream
8 oz cream cheese, softened
In microwave safe bowl, microwave chips and whipping cream on high 1-1 1/2 minutes or until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Beat in cream cheese. Then spread over COOLED crust. Cover and Chill. and Prepare fruit topping.
FRUIT TOPPING
1/4 cup sugar
1 TB cornstarch
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 tsp lemon juice
In a small sauce pan combine sugar and cornstarch. Then stir in juices. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Cool. Meanwhile, slice and arrange fruit on top of Vanilla Filling, then pour cooled juice mixture over fruit.
Strawberries, Pineapples, Kiwi, Tangerines...anything you want on there! :)

I got this recipe from a very close friend in Missouri. Carrie made this for me for my son's surprise baby shower. I am not really a fruit eater but I love this! Probabaly cuz it has a cookie crust! :) Anyway yesterday was the first time I have made it, it was a bit time consuming but totally worth it! It looks so fresh and summer~y to me! YUM!

Greetings Everyone! Long time no post! Sorry I have no excuse...just doing old recipes I guess :) But since it is SUPER hot outside I thought I would post a few summer dessert ideas! I made this last night for my mother in law's birthday. We will call it

Push Up Punch
1.75 quarts (a box) of vanilla ice cream
1 container of sherbet
2 liters of Twist Up
1 large can of pineapple juice
Then just pour it all in a punch bowl about 30 minutes before you need to serve it, so the frozen stuff can melt a little and all the tastes can combine. I LOVE THIS PUNCH! One of my Fristers had this at her weddings, so I had it at mine, and I serve it at all the showers I do ..mostly any excuse to make it! YUM!
I used Orange last night just cuz Orange push ups remind me of my summers as a kid. BUT Raspberry Sherbet is great for baby girl baby showers because it is pink. Pineapple Sherbet is perfect for weddings because it ends up being a cream color...so depending on color, choose your sherbet! But they all taste amazing! If you wanted to you could add TWO boxes of vanilla ice cream if you needed it to be creamier...that is what my original recipe calls for, but this is just the way I have been making it. SO either way it is DELICIOUS! :) ENJOY!!!

Here are some ideas for a little boy "Tangled" birthday party...or "FLYNN RIDER" as we called ours. I had such a hard time finding anything with Flynn on it. So these are some ideas that I had (with the help of friends and family) to make it a special Flynn Rider party. I had heard someone say that Disney wanted Tangled to be geared to the boys as much as the girls...well then I say lets get some more BOY Tangled stuff out there! But anyway here are some of our ideas!