Good Ol' American Cookin'

This is a bake and go kind of cheesecake! 1 (8oz) package of cream cheese, room temp 2 eggs 2tsp vanilla 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup sugar (can substitute if you wish) Mix these ingredients together. I use a potato masher to mesh the cream cheese up. Then use a hand beater to finish. It is normal to see small pieces of cream cheese in your mix. they look like little lumps in your batter...A-ok! I used a ready made graham cracker crust( a small one will work)....pour the batter in it. Take another pan about the same width and depth as your pie pan and fill half with water. place in your oven to warm. once warm, place pie pan down in water. think double boiler method. keeps the crust from burning under your cream cheese. Bake for 30 mins in a 350 degree oven/grill. check with tooth pick.....if it comes out wet...give it 10 mins...if it comes out with a little bit of cake on it.....like crumbly type.....it is done. let cool completely! After mine cooled I set in fridge...

I  picked out this recipe  here before the cool whip was added This actually was a very simple and easy recipe. Stirring constantly while  on the stove was the  important part of making this pie. I would recommend  making this the night before you want the pie as it has  to cool for 4 hrs  before adding the cool whip on top. You can find the recipe above but for good measure I will  add it to this page 1 C Sweetened flaked coconut 3 C half n half 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 C sugar 1/2 C flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 (9") pie shell 1 C Cool Whip, thawed Preheat oven 350*.... Spread the coconut on a cookie sheet and bake it  until golden brown, about 5 mins. In medium saucepan  combine half n half,  eggs, flour, sugar, salt and mix well.  Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring  constantly.  Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 3/4 C of coconut  and  the va...

 Reading blogs the other day ran across a recipe that I had to try: Berry Cobbler by the Mennonite Girls here is my version and I am proud to say "YUM" here is a copy of her recipe Ingredients 4 cups berries ( a mix of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries) (I thawed a bunch from the freezer) 6 Tbsp sugar 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 1/2 cups large biscuit mix 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk ( a little more if preferred for easy spreading) coarse sugar for sprinkling (optional) Method: Combine frozen or fresh berries with sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice in a medium pot and cook, stirring as needed, until boiling and liquid is clear. This takes about 5 -10 minutes. Pour into small Pyrex, stone or glass bake-ware to serve about six.  Combine biscuit mix, sugar and milk and stir until combined.  Scoop onto fruit by large spoonfuls. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400 F for about 25 minutes, until golden and bubbly. Let cool ...