Peach Cobbler

I found a cookbook my Nanny gave my mother when I was a baby, I love old church cookbooks. I am going to start trying out some of the old recipes in there, this is the first one I've tried so far and it is fabulous! I love southern food, and southern desserts especially.

Preheat oven to 350.
Place a stick of butter in an
oven safe casserole dish and 

put the dish in the oven for the butter to melt

Peel and slice peaches, place in a bowl and

pour 2T of lemon juice, stir to distribute

Then pour 1/2 cup of sugar, and microwave 1 minute to help melt the sugar

In a separate bowl add 1 cup self rising flour, 

1 cup sugar,  1/2 - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and mix.

Then add one cup of milk until thoroughly mixed.

Remove the dish from the oven.
Pour in the batter, then pour in the peaches.

Sprinkle 1T sugar on the top. DO NOT STIR.
Bake for 55 minutes.

Be ready for your house to smell delicious.

If nothing else bake this before company
comes over solely for the aromas it gives off

Peach Cobbler - Click here for Printable Recipe

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Sugar (divided)
1 stick Butter
4 cups Peaches
1 cup Self Rising Flour
1 cup Milk
1/2-1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350.
In an oven safe dish place one stick of butter,
then put the dish in the oven while it is preheating.
Peel and slice 4 cups of a peaches, add
2T lemon juice and stir to distribute
Add 1/2 cup of sugar, microwave for 1 minute to help the sugar melt.
In a separate bowl add one cup of sugar, one cup of
self rising flour, and your cinnamon, stir until combined.
Add one cup of milk, mix thoroughly until combined.
 Remove the dish from the oven once the butter has melted.
Add the batter, then the peaches then sprinkle one tablespoon
of sugar over the top. NEVER STIR. Bake for 55 minutes.

Top with whipped cream, ice cream or both!!
However this is one of the first cobblers I've had
that tastes perfectly delicious without any extra adornments.

PW's Firecracker Shrimp

I know I post alot of The Pioneer Woman's recipes, but I love her. I feel like shes my cool hip aunt, I cant describe my PW obsession, her food, her writing, her photography --she is everything I aspire to be. Maybe soon I will write a love song to her, or an essay.

I made this at my memorial day shin dig and they were a little spicy so here is your warning! They are very delicious and couldn't be more simple, a perfect fourth of July recipe. Ginger and scallions would be an excellent addition to this. Here is the link to the tutorial by Ree aka PW. She has step by step pictures it's a two part post, and it's fabulous.

Firecracker Shrimp - Click here for Printable Recipe


Ingredients
1 lb Shrimp (16-20) - I bought deveined and peeled, so simple the way to go!
2 tablespoons Hot Chili Sauce (Sriracha) 
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1/4 teaspoon Salt 
2 teaspoons Sugar 
4 - 5 cloves Garlic, pressed


Instructions

Combine all ingredients, in a bowl - feel it out see what you think it needs nothing is set in stone with this.
Dump in a zip lock bag with shrimp stick in the fridge for 20 minutes - 2 hours. Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes or more, so they wont burn on the grill. Skewer shrimp, I did 6 to a skewer. Make sure and oil the grill well, these stick pretty good if not. Grill until opaque, and brown with black bits.

Delicious Dirt Cake

Most people have had dirt cake, so I didn't think it was worth a post until I saw how much everyone at a recent party loved it! I am not a huge pudding fan, so I enjoy dirt cake but it isn't on the top of my list. It is a simple dessert that is extremely kid friendly, oh and a man pleaser.

I usually put this in a bucket with gummy worms, the traditional way.

 picture courtesy of www.kids-party-paradise.com

But since this was an adult party I decided to put it in

a trifle dish, and I really love the way layers look.

I haven't made this cake since my boyfriend's mother bought me a handy dandy food processor for Christmas. I love it, can't get enough of it. I kiss it before I go to sleep every night. I hate when people say that food processors aren't necessary. NOT TRUE! 

I have tried to grind Oreos up in a blender, it was a mess and they stuck in the bottom. 

Crushing them with a can is effective but it is time consuming  and most of the time I crush the bag so much there's a hole and then a mess. The processor cut my time in half, it was like a cooking miracle. 

Look at how fine crumbs turned out. Ah fabulous.

Dirt Cake - Click here for Printable Recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg Oreos

8 oz Cream Cheese

1 cup Powered Sugar

1/2 cup Softened Butter

3 1/2 cups Milk

2 (3.9 oz) packages Vanilla Pudding

12 oz Cool Whip

Instructions

Cream together, Butter, Cream Cheese and Powdered Sugar

Mix 3 1/2 cups of milk with pudding packages (I put mine in the fridge for a few minutes to firm up) then add cool whip. Then mix with Cream Cheese mixture.

Place Oreo cookies in a food processor and process until the cookies are fine crumbs, you can also place cookies in a large ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin, or even a soup can would work, until cookies become desired consistency.

Starting with cookie crumbs alternate layering with cream cheese and pudding mixture ending with crumbs. Let refrigerate for at least 2 hours.