National Cheeseburger Day!

Today is National Cheeseburger Day. One of the best places in Southern California is a mom and pop business: Hawkins House Of Burgers in Watts. It's an icon and bright spot in Watts, with one of the best burgers in Southern California. Here are a few pictures of the owner and her tasty burgers! Check out the link, and enjoy a feast! Yum, yum! http://www.hawkinsburgers.com/

Soba From Scratch Recipe

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-soba-noodles-from-scratch-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-191038

Gluten Free Buckwheat Pie Crust

http://www.piebakerpro.com/Buckwheat-Pie-Crust.html

http://dish.allrecipes.com/common-ingredient-substitutions/



WHO SAID YOU HAD TO GIVE UP DESSERTS JUST BECAUSE...???

I have friends who suffer from celiac disease. A recipe like this is a taste of pleasure to them. They can't eat wheat and certain other grains that contain gluten. This is one of the grains they can eat.

Update: You will now see an additional link to substitute some ingredients if you don't have some in your immediate pantry. One common substitute is margarine for shortening.

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Pumpkin Marshmallow Pie from Baked Pumpkin

MUH MUH MY! MUH MUH MY! Look at that pie! Mr. E and I are competing with great pie recipes. You saw the previous posts on how to bake the raw pumpkin and prepare it for future use. You will need to thaw it for use. Once it's thawed fill a plastic 4x6 inch rectangular container with the thawed pumpkin. That is the amount you will need to make 2 deep dish 9 inch pies. Here's the recipe, based on a Trader Joe recipe.

2 deep dish 9 inch pie crusts.
2 cups thawed pumpkin (fills a 4x6 inch rectangular plastic container).
2 large eggs.
3/4 to 1 cup brown sugar.
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice OR
1 teaspoon each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice.
1 12 oz can evaporated (condensed) milk.

Marshmallow cream or marshmallows (to add after baking)

In a saucepan, heat the thawed mashed pumpkin to boil excess moisture out. Make sure moisture is nearly boiled out.

In a bowl, mix the ingredients, adding the condensed milk last. Do not add marshmallows or marshmallow cream yet. While mixing ingredients, heat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Pour the ingredients into the 2 pie crusts, except the marshmallows or marshmallow cream. Place the pies into the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees fahrenheit, then reduce the temperature down to 400. Keep it at 400 degrees for the next 30 minutes. Afterwards, check the firmness of the filling, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and continue about 10 minutes, then check the center for firmness again with a fork or toothpick. The total baking time will be around 1 hour, give or take 10 minutes. When a knife, fork or toothpick comes out clean when inserted, turn off the oven, then, if using marshmallow, put between 15 to 20 marshmallows on top of the pies, or spread some marshmallow cream over the pie filling. With the oven off, put the pies back in while the oven is warm, and check around 5 minutes to see if marshmallows or cream has melted. The residual heat in the oven will melt the marshmallows, helping them spread over the center. Once they are melted, remove the pies, and put them on cooling racks.

Next: DEVOUR THE PIE WITH RECKLESS ABANDON!

Muh muh my! Muh muh my!

Update: To make a Pumpkin Smore Pie, use graham cracker crusts in place of a regular crust, melt some chocolate bars or half bag of chocolate chips for each pie, then put on marshmallows or marshmallow cream over the chocolate. As the pies cool, they will melt and make a pie to devour.

Gluten Free Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

http://cookingalamel.com/2013/09/buckwheat-chocolate-chip-cookies-gluten-free.html

Pumpkin Marshmallow Pie Recipe

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/vb8jf6pj/marshmallow-pumpkin-pie.html

I just saw the season debut of Master Chef Junior on Fox Television. The cookoff for the opener was to create a dish using Marshmallows as the featured ingredient. So here's a dessert recipe link I found for marshmallow pumpkin pie! Yum Yum!

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Yummy burrito recipe

http://mexican.betterrecipes.com/better-than-taco-bell-cheesy-potato-burritos.html
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Food and fun stuff from Orange County

Nothing beats having a great meal at a favorite hangout.   Tonight, while I chow down at a Chick-Fil-A in central Orange County, it got me thinking about some of the fun times I had this past year.  I realized I didn't post much about the Orange County Auto Show last October, so I thought I'd share some fun pics I took while at the show.

Enjoy!   Oh yes:  Eat Mor Chikin!