Category: Strawberry Pie

Strawberry Pie with Jello Glaze

Strawberry Pie…..so good it’s criminal!  I use Jello for the easy glaze! 

Fresh Strawberry Pie with Jello Glaze…don’t ya want a bite? Yes, you do! 

I love fresh strawberries and I had a ton I got from the  market for $2.00 a package! What a deal!!  So I made a strawberry pie. This recipe is so easy and it was deeeeeeelish.  You make the glaze with jello! It is SOOOOOO easy peasy.  

     
I’m gonna do another one in peach as soon as they are in season.

Peaches from my tree last year were so yummy. It is just now filled with pink flowery blossoms!
Well, not as pretty as this little Peach at her Spring dance recital! 

I like to make my pie crust with real butter. It just tastes better to me, like a yummy crescent cookie. So try your crust with butter to see if you like it too.

PIE CRUST INGREDIENTS…..
 I used 1 cube butter,
 cut in 1 1/3 cup of flour.
 Add 1/2 teaspoon salt
 3 Tablespoons ice water
(I add ice cubes to the water…it just works better to have COLD water!)

The glaze is easy..just jello mixed with sugar water and cornstarch…

Then I like to whisk it up mold it into a ball and roll it out on a large zip lock baggie. It just makes life easier and I was out of waxed paper. 😀  I rolled it out so it was about 1/2 inch bigger all around than the pie tin layed over it.  Then I cut around it.

I rolled it out onto the gallon size baggie…you could use waxed paper too. 

cuttin’ around the upside down tin…1/2 inch bigger for the cute edging…
It’s so easy to flip the pie crust into the pan and peel off the baggie…then toss it!
Making the beautiful edging is my fav part. Just pinch between your left thumb and your right thumb and forefinger to make the pointy peaks around your pie crust edge.  Or opposite if you are a lefty.
Don’t forget to poke forkholes in the butter pie crust…then bake at 475 for 8-10 minutes.

While the crust was baking I did the glaze and cut off the tops of the strawberries and washed and dried them. The glaze is super easy.

Strawberry Glaze Ingredients and Directions
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons cornstarch   Mix first 3 ingredients….

Put it in a saucepan on the stove till it is smooth and when it is bubbling….boil  for about 2 minutes. Then take it off the heat.

Add 1 small 3 oz. strawberry jello into the thickening syrup.
 Whisk it for a minute till it is dissolved and then put it in the fridge for 15 minutes to cool.

Boil the syrup for about 2 minutes….It’s a little bit thick…
Take it off the stove and toss in the small box of jello….

Then arrange the yummy strawberries with the pointy side up in the cooled pie shell. By the time I had the green tops cut off and them washed and dried, the glaze was cool!  Pour the glaze over the top,  coating each of the top strawberries. Then pop it into the fridge for a 1/2 hour until set.

Here’s my glaze before I refrigerated it for 15 minutes….

 It was delicious because the top of the crust was still crunchy cookie tasting. I hate pie crust that is all soggy Ug! So we ate that baby up so fast!!!  It was gone by morning. Yum is all I can say.  But I wish I had made 2 of em.  

Who says you can’t have a piece of Fresh Strawberry Pie for breakfast…NOT ME!
I’ll be dreaming of this Strawberry Pie  for awhile……mmmmm good!

Chicken Enchilada Casserole.

Well my husband’s birthday was this week and so I had the whole family over for dinner including my in laws. It was fun to let off some fireworks for my little grand kids too. He hit 55 so everybody was teasing him about being a senior citizen! (hmmmm…..I wonder if we get movie discounts now?)

My in laws Merlene and Don and Johnny is in the back.  

 I made 2 pies instead of birthday cake; fresh peach and fresh strawberry pie. I think I’m on a pie kick.



Here’s the Drink Tub my daughter did the lettering on before the party.
She’s got a cool “Cricut” machine. I love those things!



Strawberries for the Strawberry pie…Link HERE for my Strawberry Pie Recipe and Directions.
Fresh peaches for the Peach pie!

The main dish was a chicken enchilada casserole. It is just as yummy as chicken enchiladas but a lot quicker and easier to make. Here is the recipe;

Enchilada Casserole Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 to 4 cups cubed cooked chicken (I used 3 breasts and 2 thighs de-boned)
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
  • 1/2 tub of sour cream regular size
  • 1 plus cups of milk (just enough for a thick, rich, soupy texture)
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 small jar of medium salsa
  • 1  onion, finely chopped and slightly browned (leave a crunch in them)
  • 12 or more corn tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar or Mexican mix  cheese
After cubing the chicken I mix the onions and all the sauces and chilies together and add the milk.  Then spray a 9 x 13 pan with Pam. Layer torn tortillas (I tear into thirds) into the bottom of the pan overlapping. Then spread a layer of the chicken mixture. Top that with cheese. Repeat with the tortillas, then chicken, then cheese. It should use up all your tortillas.  If you have more then use a meat loaf pan ( I usually do) and layer the remaining and freeze it for a future lunch date! Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes covered with foil. Let set for 15 minutes on the stove to be able to cut it into squares. It is always gobbled right up. Then longer it sets the easier it is to cut. I try to have it finished 30 minutes before people sit down to eat.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole! Yummy!
It looks kind of pink and soupy when it goes in the oven, but trust me it tastes yummy. It is even better the next day warmed up in the microwave. And it is easy to take to work for lunch. You can taste the green chilis and the tomatoes from the salsa and it is yummy with those cubes of chicken and the cheesiness.
Fresh Spinach Salad…Good and Good FOR you!
My peach and strawberry pie were gobbled right up too. I bought new larger pie dishes to make enough for a crowd. But alas, even then, there were not many leftovers on this one.  I also made spinach salad with candied pecans, strawberries, red onion, mushrooms and avocado. And of course I used my yellow squash and zuchini from my garden and made my zuchini casserole side dish. The  Link for Zuchini Casserole is HERE.
Easy to make toasted candied pecans…just add regular sugar and dust
 with cinnamon and toast them in a pan! Keep adding sugar till pecans are good and covered.
It’s probably my favorite salad of all time. I make a raspberry vinaigrette to go over it and it is a fun, sweet salad with a kick. Pass the toasted pecans around in a small bowl with the salad so they don’t lose their crunch. Also some people have nut allergies so it’s best not to add it to the salad. The link for Spinach Salad is HERE.
Spinach, avocado, strawberries, red onion, mushrooms and toasted sweet pecans.
He got some cute presents from my kids too. I think this one from my daughter was his favorite since he closely follows the Tour de France. 😀 He is a biker dude through and through. I think he wore it all the next day!
John is a Mark Cavendish and George Hincapie fan and follows the Tour de France.



These girls cut up all the fruit for my pies for me! Caitlin and Tiffany…great kitchen staff!  



 I hope he enjoyed his birthday party! Here are some more of the guests…. 





My daughter Tiffany, granddaughter Marisa and Gary
My granddaughter Little Josie, Wendy and my son, Jeff.
And my little shadows Megan and Marisa….I caught them on the stairs and made them pose for a picture.  Happy Birthday Grandpa!
We love you Gampa…now can we go in the “coozie”? (jacuzzi)
Doesn’t she look like she’s thinking up some mischief?  Mmmmhmmm…she usually is….. 

Strawberry Pie with Jello Glaze

Strawberry Pie…..so good it’s criminal!  

                                                

I love fresh strawberries and I had a ton I got from the farmer’s market on a good deal. So I made a strawberry pie. This recipe is so easy and it was deeeeeeelish.  You make the glaze with jello! So easy peasy.  

     
I’m gonna do another one in peach for Johnny’s birthday in a few weeks. We are having everyone over for dinner. I think we’ll do some ribs on the barbi. Mmmmmhmmmm. Yeah!

Peaches from my tree…they are sooooo sweet! Yum!

I like to make my crust with real butter. It just tastes better to me, like a yummy crescent cookie. So try your crust with butter.

PIE CRUST INGREDIENTS…..
 I used 1 cube butter,
 cut in 1 1/3 cup of flour.
 Add 1/2 teaspoon salt
 3 Tablespoons ice water
(I add ice cubes to the water before taking out the Tablespoons. 

The glaze is easy..just jello mixed with sugar water and cornstarch…

Then I like to whisk it up mold it into a ball and roll it out on a large zip lock baggie. It just makes life easier and I was out of waxed paper. 😀  I rolled it out so it was about 1/2 inch bigger all around than the pie tin layed over it.  Then I cut around it. 

I rolled it out onto the gallon size baggie…you could use waxed paper too. 

cuttin’ around the upside down tin…1/2 inch bigger for the cute edging…
It’s so easy to flip the pie crust into the pan and peel off the baggie…then toss it!
Making the beautiful edging is my fav part. Just pinch between your left thumb and your right thumb and forefinger to make the pointy peaks around your pie crust edge.  Or opposite if you are a lefty.
Don’t forget to poke forkholes in the butter pie crust…then bake at 475 for 8-10 minutes.

While the crust was baking I did the glaze and cut off the tops of the strawberries and washed and dried them. The glaze is super easy.

Mix 3/4 cup sugar withStrawberry Glaze Ingredients and Directions
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons cornstarch   Mix first 3 ingredients….

Put it in a saucepan on the stove till it is smooth and when it is bubbling….boil  for about 2 minutes. Then take it off the heat.
Add 1 small 3 oz. strawberry jello into the thickening syrup.
 Whisk it for a minute till it is dissolved and then put it in the fridge for 15 minutes to cool.

Boil the syrup for about 2 minutes….It’s a little bit thick…
Take it off the stove and toss in the small box of jello….
J

Here’s my glaze before I refrigerated it for 15 minutes….

Then arrange the yummy strawberries with the pointy side up in the cooled pie shell. By the time I had the green tops cut off and them washed and dried, the glaze was cool!  Pour the glaze over the top,  coating each of the top strawberries. Then pop it into the fridge for a 1/2 hour until set.

 It was delicious because the top of the crust was still crunchy cookie tasting. I hate pie crust that is all soggy Ug! So we ate that baby up so fast!!!  It was gone by morning. Yum is all I can say.  But I wish I had made 2 of em.  

Who says you can’t have a piece of Fresh Strawberry Pie for breakfast…NOT ME!
I’ll be dreaming of this Strawberry Pie  for awhile……mmmmm good!