Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

Yummy!

We loved this recipe! It was easy to make and very delicious. This is perfect for any occasion.

Cook Time

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 hours
Ready in: 2 hours 30 min
Yields: serves 6-8

Ingredients

• 1 Nilla Cookie Pie Crust 
• 8 ounces Cream Cheese 
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 
• 2 Lemons, squeezed for juice 
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 
• 2 cups Strawberries, 1 cup Crushed + 1 Cup sliced 
• 1/2 cup water 
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 1/2 cup sugar

Steps

1. In a large bowl beat the cream cheese until it becomes fluffy. Mix in sweetened condensed milk. Next add the lemon juice and vanilla and mix until the mixture becomes uniform. 
2. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and use a spatula to spread it and flatten the top. Next, refrigerate the pie for 2 hours. 
3. While the pie is firming up in the fridge, add the crushed strawberries to a sauce pan with the water. Cook for a few minutes. Mix the sugar and cornstarch together. Add the sugar mix into the strawberry mix slowly. Stir frequently and bring to a boil. When the sauce looks clear, pour glaze in a container and let it cool off in the refrigerator. 
4. When the pie has been in 2 hours and the glaze is at least room temperature (not warm or it will melt your pie filling:), add the rest of the strawberries on the now firm pie and pour glaze over them. Slice and Serve. Enjoy!

Cast Iron Skillet Deep Dish Pizza

My husband had a craving for deep dish pizza, but he wanted to try something new. So he made a deep dish pizza in a cast iron skillet. It was yummy!

Cook Time
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ready in: 1 hour 15 min
Yields: Serves 6-8

Ingredients

• 1 bag premade pizza dough, Usually found in the bakery section of your grocery store 

"Toppings"

• 2 sliced chicken sausages, organic 
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced bell peppers, yellow and red 
• 1/2 cup onions 
• 1/2 cup mushrooms 
• As much as you want Boars Head turkey pepperoni 

Sauce

• 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp for the sauce and 1 tbsp for the "toppings" 
• 5 cloves minced garlic 
• 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes 

• 8 oz tomato sauce 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 
• 1 tablespoon onion powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon + a dash salt 
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper 
• 1/4 teaspoon marjoram 
• 1 teaspoon oregano 

Flour, use as needed

• 2 cups mozzarella cheese 

Steps

1. In a saucepan cook olive oil, garlic, and tomatoes for a few minutes. Add the tomato sauce, basil, parsley, fennel seeds, onion powder, salt, pepper. Crush the marjoram and oregano with your thumb in the palm of your hand to release the flavor. Bring to a boil and then let the sauce simmer on low until you are ready to pour it in to the pizza. If it gets too thick add a little bit of water, but you want the sauce to be thick so that it doesn't make the bottom crust too soggy. 
2. Put the other tablespoon of olive oil in the pan and cook the sausage. Cook through and then set aside. Then add mushrooms, onions to the pan. Sprinkle a dash of salt on the mushrooms and onions to draw out water. Pour out any water in the pan. Next add the peppers and saute the vegetables for a few minutes. 
3. Preheat your oven to 350 F. Put some flour on a clean surface in a pile then put the pizza dough on top. Knead the dough and cut in half to make 2 dough balls. Roll them out to make two flat round pieces (the bottom pizza pie crust and the top). Use flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking to your hands or the surface. 
4. Place the bottom pizza pie crust in the cast iron skillet and push it in to form to the skillet. Add your toppings and then sauce. Sprinkle the cheese on top and then cover with the top pie crust.Using a fork poke holes in the top pizza pie crust. 
5. Bake @ 350 for 30 min. Let the pizza stand for at least 10 minutes. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Adding the ingredients

Adding the sauce

Adding the mozzarella cheese

Making holes in the covering dough

Everyone wants to help:)