Desserts

Lime Pickles

When Mom and Dad visited last week, they brought me 8 lbs. of cucumbers from their garden.  That could only mean one thing for me!  PICKLES!!!!

I had found this “Lime Pickles” recipe a few years back and it was great.  I figured if it wasn’t broke, I wasn’t gonna fix it, so I used it for these too.

*Just to warn you, this post has A LOT of pictures, so get ready…..

Here is what I did:

Take a pickling crock and fill it with water.  If you dont have a crock, you can use a plastic food grade container or some type of enamel ware.  Just dont use an aluminum pot because the lime could stain it. › Continue reading

Strawberry Crisp

I love to try and make a “crisp” out of just about anything!  So, since we had all those yummy strawberries we picked just sitting in the freezer taunting me saying, “Essssssssther!  Cook me!”  I decided to throw them into a dish and well, COOK them!  Now would probably be a good time to tell you to put down the phone.  Do not call the insane asylum.  I do not hear voices, especially food with voices telling me what to do.  (I’m making it worse, aren’t I? ) 

We should probably move on.

Here is what I did:

Dump a Jiffy cake mix into a bowl.  › Continue reading