Banana cream pie

I made this about a week ago it was so yummy.

Pastry cream:
2 cups milk
1/4 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 egg
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1.In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

2.In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth. When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don' t curdle or scorch on the bottom.

3.When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in. Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled before using.
 
You will also need:
2 T banana pudding mix
2 bananas sliced thin

Start with one 9" pie crust, blind bake it, then let cool. For the filling take your pastry cream and add the banana pudding, and the banana's. Put the filling in the pie shell, there may be extra. Then cover the top with whip cream, or meringue . This is a great classic pie, I had no complaints.

my new take on keylime pie

This recipie came about because of my love for biscoff cookies. I figured why not try it with keylime pie. Its a spicy twist on an old favorite. I hope you enjoy


5 egg yolks, beaten
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup key lime juice
1 (9 inch) biscoff cookie crust

crust
about 30 biscoff cookies crushed
2/3 stick of butter

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. mix cookies and melted butter together place and form into a 9' pie pan
3. Combine the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. Mix well. Pour into unbaked biscoff shell.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Top with whipped topping and garnish with lime slices if desired.

my version of guinness stew

This is a recipe my sister made at thanksgiving since i couldn't find the recipe for it in my e-mail I decided to makeshift one from memory. this is my recipe for Guinness stew (lori style)....

1 onion
6 carrot stocks (coarsely Chopped)
3 celery stocks (coarsely Chopped)
4 med potatoes (coarsely Chopped)
1 lb Venice sausage (may also sub beef or lam)
2 links of andouille sausage
4 cloves garlic
1 Tbl garlic powder
1 Tbl Rosemary
2 tsp chili powder
32 oz beef stock
2 8oz bottles of Guinness

First coarsely chop all your vegetables and put them in a large pot then add the beef stock and 1 bottle of Guinness. Let simmer. Next take your meat out of any casing and cook it in a large skillet with your minced cloves of garlic. Cook thoroughly. Befor removing the meat add half of the second bottle of Guinness to the pan to de-glaze it. Then add the rest of the ingredients and the meat in with the vegetables in the large pot. let cook on med low heat for 1-2 hours or until vegetables are soft.

Throw in a side of your favorite bread and you have a great home style meal. Perfect for a brisk day.

Its been a while!

As I'm sure you have noticed it has been almost a year since I have posted anything to my spot. This past year has been a whirlwind I have found many new recipes that I would love to share with all of you. As for my life I have yet again moved from one stepping stone to another. I am soon going to be a proud baker at Henri's in Atlanta Georgia. As such I will start a new chapter in my life. I hope you will all come along for the ride.

in honor of my new injury

so because Im injured I felt the need for comfort food, so here is a recipie for my favorite chicken noodle soup. I hope you enjoy.....

makes 4 servings

4 cooked chicken breasts
5 stocks of celery"small dice"
5 carrots"small dice"
1/4 of an onion "small dice"
3 cloves of garlic "minced"
1/2 TBL sage
4C chicken stock
2C water


mix all ingreadiance in a larg pot. cook on medium heat for 2-3 hours or until vegtables are soft. add salt to tast.

my new clumsy lori moment......

so note to everyone out there dont run up concreat steps in the rain with flipflops.... its a bad idea. as you can see i got into it with a concreat step and lost the fight... i am now an injured woman...lol im on the track to recovery though so i will keep you guys updated on the progress...... till then ....

in honor of my vacation

oysters ala lori

12 oysters
1/2c cooked spinach
1/2 grated Parmesan
1 clove garlic (minced)



mix all ingredients. top each oyster with mixture and bake in an oven for 5-8 min at 375 degrees..... then enjoy


blue cheese and bacon oysters

12 oysters
6 strips of bacon
1/2 cup blue cheese
1 Tbls bacon grease


take cooked bacon and dice into small pieces, mix with the blue cheese adding one tablespoon of warm bacon grease to the mixture. top each oyster and bake in a 375 degree oven for 5-7 min. enjoy

update on my life thus far

As of right now i am living in atlanta,GA. i am working for the great american cookie company, and enoying life.... i just went on a vacation with my new friend chris, it was an amazing trip, camping on the beach and great local food.. i dont think i have ever eaten so much crab and osters in my life.... as for my life since the last update i have moved 2 times and am enjoying where im at right now. the weather is quite beautiful an the parks are amazing. well i guess that is all of the updating i have for you right now but i will be sure to update more as my life goes on.... hope you all enjoy the pictures from my vacation

happy 25th b-day to me

Hey everyone I have new pictures of me celebrating my 25th bday with my friend lee. this year was great we went to orlando florida were i got to see animals and ride awesome rides and eat great food.... i of cours got way too much sun but other than that i had a blast. hope you all enjoy lots of love...

Oh sweet pound cake how I love thee

One reason I love pound cake is because it reminds me of summer and all of my great childhood friends. This recipe is another Paula Deen hit, she has rocked my world and many others in my family with this recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Try it with a heaping spoon full of strawberry's or peaches, with whip cream on top its to die for.

Ingredients
• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour. Mix in vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean

new adventurs

Hello Everyone,

It has been a while since the last post so I figured I would catch you all up on my life so far. I have decided to move back to TX where I can be around family and work in a stable environment. I have also decided to post pictures of work I will be doing at Chez Bazan. I hope you will check in time to time and see what I have been up to. Thanks a lot to all of my family who have helped me in all of my adventures.