First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf

Dinner time approaches. The makings of a nice steak dinner are laid
out on the counter ready to cook. (John's watching tv in the
background.)
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ythXBH

John bought enough steak to feed an army! When he asked the butcher to
cut him a 'big' steak I think they thought he wanted half a cow!
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315hcjKHu
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315TPvcWo
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yNtKrk

I had to deal sternly with the steak to make it more manageable to
cook... there is no way I could grill a two-pound steak properly even
if we could manage to eat it all! John thought I cut the slices too
thin, but I told him that if he was still hungry at the end of the
meal I'd be delighted to cook him a second helping. Steak is too
expensive to waste, even at Christmas!
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tOiYup

What would a steak be without fried onions and mushrooms to go with
it?
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315BaOYYc
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yJeDjw

The onions and mushrooms were removed to the oven to keep warm, and I
turned the stove up full-blast to make the pan nice and hot. Our
little frypan isn't thick enough for a good steak, so I use my
caphalon skillet, and it worked really well.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315OVWaQu

And would you believe this is the steak we did NOT use? Two full meals
worth went into the freezer... (I'm not a big meat-eater, so one pound
is more than sufficient for us to share - that's four ounces for me
and the rest for John!) 'My' steak is cut into small pieces to
accommodate my appetite.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ZsCQLC

And then dinner was served...
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315chVrRz
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315VKwPSr
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315vjYFxJ

Time for Dessert... the pie was delicious, and there's plenty leftover
to have later. You can't freeze the sour cream pie, but I'm sure that
won't present too much of a problem...
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315dTReNj
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315sZZRbb

And lastly, (actually baked firstly but we ate it after dinner!) I had
a ton of pastry left over from the pie crust, so I made a coconut
slice with it... it's very simple (if you've got the pastry made
already all you need is jam, coconut, egg and sugar), and it tasted
delicious!
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tbsmyM

<Sorry for top posting>

This looks like a tasty meal, all the way down to your coconut slice.
Thanks for sharing your photos!

Becca


Kajikit wrote:
> First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
> yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
> juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
> several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf
>
> Dinner time approaches. The makings of a nice steak dinner are laid
> out on the counter ready to cook. (John's watching tv in the
> background.)
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ythXBH
>
> John bought enough steak to feed an army! When he asked the butcher to
> cut him a 'big' steak I think they thought he wanted half a cow!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315hcjKHu
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315TPvcWo
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yNtKrk
>
> I had to deal sternly with the steak to make it more manageable to
> cook... there is no way I could grill a two-pound steak properly even
> if we could manage to eat it all! John thought I cut the slices too
> thin, but I told him that if he was still hungry at the end of the
> meal I'd be delighted to cook him a second helping. Steak is too
> expensive to waste, even at Christmas!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tOiYup
>
> What would a steak be without fried onions and mushrooms to go with
> it?
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315BaOYYc
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yJeDjw
>
> The onions and mushrooms were removed to the oven to keep warm, and I
> turned the stove up full-blast to make the pan nice and hot. Our
> little frypan isn't thick enough for a good steak, so I use my
> caphalon skillet, and it worked really well.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315OVWaQu
>
> And would you believe this is the steak we did NOT use? Two full meals
> worth went into the freezer... (I'm not a big meat-eater, so one pound
> is more than sufficient for us to share - that's four ounces for me
> and the rest for John!) 'My' steak is cut into small pieces to
> accommodate my appetite.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ZsCQLC
>
> And then dinner was served...
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315chVrRz
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315VKwPSr
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315vjYFxJ
>
> Time for Dessert... the pie was delicious, and there's plenty leftover
> to have later. You can't freeze the sour cream pie, but I'm sure that
> won't present too much of a problem...
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315dTReNj
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315sZZRbb
>
> And lastly, (actually baked firstly but we ate it after dinner!) I had
> a ton of pastry left over from the pie crust, so I made a coconut
> slice with it... it's very simple (if you've got the pastry made
> already all you need is jam, coconut, egg and sugar), and it tasted
> delicious!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tbsmyM

On Fri 26 Dec 2008 07:25:28a, Kajikit told us...

> First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
> yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
> juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
> several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf
>
> Dinner time approaches. The makings of a nice steak dinner are laid
> out on the counter ready to cook. (John's watching tv in the
> background.)
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ythXBH
>
> John bought enough steak to feed an army! When he asked the butcher to
> cut him a 'big' steak I think they thought he wanted half a cow!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315hcjKHu
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315TPvcWo
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yNtKrk
>
> I had to deal sternly with the steak to make it more manageable to
> cook... there is no way I could grill a two-pound steak properly even
> if we could manage to eat it all! John thought I cut the slices too
> thin, but I told him that if he was still hungry at the end of the
> meal I'd be delighted to cook him a second helping. Steak is too
> expensive to waste, even at Christmas!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tOiYup
>
> What would a steak be without fried onions and mushrooms to go with
> it?
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315BaOYYc
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315yJeDjw
>
> The onions and mushrooms were removed to the oven to keep warm, and I
> turned the stove up full-blast to make the pan nice and hot. Our
> little frypan isn't thick enough for a good steak, so I use my
> caphalon skillet, and it worked really well.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315OVWaQu
>
> And would you believe this is the steak we did NOT use? Two full meals
> worth went into the freezer... (I'm not a big meat-eater, so one pound
> is more than sufficient for us to share - that's four ounces for me
> and the rest for John!) 'My' steak is cut into small pieces to
> accommodate my appetite.
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315ZsCQLC
>
> And then dinner was served...
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315chVrRz
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315VKwPSr
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315vjYFxJ
>
> Time for Dessert... the pie was delicious, and there's plenty leftover
> to have later. You can't freeze the sour cream pie, but I'm sure that
> won't present too much of a problem...
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315dTReNj
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315sZZRbb
>
> And lastly, (actually baked firstly but we ate it after dinner!) I had
> a ton of pastry left over from the pie crust, so I made a coconut
> slice with it... it's very simple (if you've got the pastry made
> already all you need is jam, coconut, egg and sugar), and it tasted
> delicious!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tbsmyM

All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to make
the coconut slice?

Anyone should love this meal!

--
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:49:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:


>> And lastly, (actually baked firstly but we ate it after dinner!) I had
>> a ton of pastry left over from the pie crust, so I made a coconut
>> slice with it... it's very simple (if you've got the pastry made
>> already all you need is jam, coconut, egg and sugar), and it tasted
>> delicious!
>> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315tbsmyM
>
>All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to make
>the coconut slice?
>
>Anyone should love this meal!

It sure was yummy... I overcooked the steak slightly because I forgot
to allow for the resting time - it was perfect when I turned the stove
off but then it sat in the pan while I served up the rest of the
platter!

Coconut slice really is extremely easy to make. It's a traditional
English/Australian dessert and it was one of my favourite bakery
treasts when I was a kid. You need a rich pastry crust (mine was just
a regular short pastry made with a whole stick of butter instead of
half a stick), and a nice jar of preserves or jelly to spread on it.
Raspberry is traditional but you can use any flavour you like. Then
the topping is made from eggs and sugar whipped together until it's
light and fluffy, and lots of coconut is folded into it. You're
supposed to use UNsweetened coconut, but I used half and half and I
just put less sugar into the topping to make up for it. If you used
the sweetened coconut by itself I don't think you'd need to add any
sugar at all or it would be too much of a good thing.

I looked up a recipe to check baking time and stuff because I'd never
made it before... here's the URL. I didn't really follow the recipe
except for the baking times.
http://www.recipezaar.com/Raspberry-...t-Slice-136782

Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
5.247:

> All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to make
> the coconut slice?
>

A pressed thinish base of shortbread or of a basic cookie dough works well
as the pastry for the bottom of a coconut slice. Some make a chocolate
cookie dough for the base. Some include sultanas in the slice's filling.
It's a verstile tasty dessert concept.

--

The beet goes on -Alan

On Fri 26 Dec 2008 05:03:47p, hahabogus told us...

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
> 5.247:
>
>> All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to make
>> the coconut slice?
>>
>
> A pressed thinish base of shortbread or of a basic cookie dough works
well
> as the pastry for the bottom of a coconut slice. Some make a chocolate
> cookie dough for the base. Some include sultanas in the slice's filling.
> It's a verstile tasty dessert concept.
>

Thanks, Alan.

--
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:03:47 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
85.247:
>
>> All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to make
>> the coconut slice?
>>
>
>A pressed thinish base of shortbread or of a basic cookie dough works well
>as the pastry for the bottom of a coconut slice. Some make a chocolate
>cookie dough for the base. Some include sultanas in the slice's filling.
>It's a verstile tasty dessert concept.

Sultanas in coconut slice? That's just wrong! It's got to be jam! (I
don't really like a sweet base - the topping's sweet enough as it is.)

Kajikit > wrote in
:

> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:03:47 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:
>
>>Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
. 185.247:
>>
>>> All I can say is, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! All I need to ask is how to
>>> make the coconut slice?
>>>
>>
>>A pressed thinish base of shortbread or of a basic cookie dough works
>>well as the pastry for the bottom of a coconut slice. Some make a
>>chocolate cookie dough for the base. Some include sultanas in the
>>slice's filling. It's a verstile tasty dessert concept.
>
> Sultanas in coconut slice? That's just wrong! It's got to be jam! (I
> don't really like a sweet base - the topping's sweet enough as it is.)
>

the jam is still there...but sultanas in the coconut filling.


--

The beet goes on -Alan

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:25:28 -0500, Kajikit >
wrote:

>First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
>yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
>juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
>several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf
>
>Time for Dessert... the pie was delicious, and there's plenty leftover
>to have later. You can't freeze the sour cream pie, but I'm sure that
>won't present too much of a problem...
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315dTReNj
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315sZZRbb

Okay, you know I'm gonna be needing that pie recipe, don't you?

Your dinner looked awesome!

Carol

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:53 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:25:28 -0500, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
>>yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
>>juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
>>several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
>>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf
>>
>>Time for Dessert... the pie was delicious, and there's plenty leftover
>>to have later. You can't freeze the sour cream pie, but I'm sure that
>>won't present too much of a problem...
>>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315dTReNj
>>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315sZZRbb
>
>Okay, you know I'm gonna be needing that pie recipe, don't you?
>
>Your dinner looked awesome!
>
>Carol

I'm delighted to give the pie recipe to you but I'm pretty sure I got
it from you in the first place Damsel! lol (I think!) A few years ago
I asked for Thanksgiving pie recipes and it was one of the ones
recommended. I just use natural yoghurt in the filling instead of sour
cream because it's just too rich for my tastes. Here's the recipe I
followed:
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._topping.p hp

It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
christmas every year now.

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:59:41 -0500, Kajikit >
wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:53 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>>Okay, you know I'm gonna be needing that pie recipe, don't you?
>
>I'm delighted to give the pie recipe to you but I'm pretty sure I got
>it from you in the first place Damsel! lol (I think!) A few years ago
>I asked for Thanksgiving pie recipes and it was one of the ones
>recommended. I just use natural yoghurt in the filling instead of sour
>cream because it's just too rich for my tastes. Here's the recipe I
>followed:
>http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._topping.p hp
>
>It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
>christmas every year now.

Yes, I make a sour cream apple pie of my mother's, but yours looks
sooooooo creamy! The recipe you used is different from the one I use.
I like the idea of streusel topping. I keep intending to make one
that way. I'll probably be forced to make a side-by-side comparison
of the two recipes. LOL!

Thanks,
Carol

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:08:32 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:59:41 -0500, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:53 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>>
>>>Okay, you know I'm gonna be needing that pie recipe, don't you?
>>
>>I'm delighted to give the pie recipe to you but I'm pretty sure I got
>>it from you in the first place Damsel! lol (I think!) A few years ago
>>I asked for Thanksgiving pie recipes and it was one of the ones
>>recommended. I just use natural yoghurt in the filling instead of sour
>>cream because it's just too rich for my tastes. Here's the recipe I
>>followed:
>>http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._topping.p hp
>>
>>It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
>>christmas every year now.
>
>Yes, I make a sour cream apple pie of my mother's, but yours looks
>sooooooo creamy! The recipe you used is different from the one I use.
>I like the idea of streusel topping. I keep intending to make one
>that way. I'll probably be forced to make a side-by-side comparison
>of the two recipes. LOL!

It's totally delicious! And if you make it with yoghurt and keep the
portion size reasonable, it's not nearly as sinful as it looks. I just
typed the recipe into the calorie analyser (the diet starts again
today and there's 3/4 of the pie left!) and if you have 1/12 of the
pan then it only has 230 calories a slice. Which seems fair enough to
me for dessert! I just had a piece with my lunch... mmmm...

On Fri 26 Dec 2008 01:01:19p, Kajikit told us...

> On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:08:32 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:59:41 -0500, Kajikit >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:53 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Okay, you know I'm gonna be needing that pie recipe, don't you?
>>>
>>>I'm delighted to give the pie recipe to you but I'm pretty sure I got
>>>it from you in the first place Damsel! lol (I think!) A few years ago
>>>I asked for Thanksgiving pie recipes and it was one of the ones
>>>recommended. I just use natural yoghurt in the filling instead of sour
>>>cream because it's just too rich for my tastes. Here's the recipe I
>>>followed:
>>>http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive...le_pie_with_st
>>>reusel_topping.php
>>>
>>>It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
>>>christmas every year now.
>>
>>Yes, I make a sour cream apple pie of my mother's, but yours looks
>>sooooooo creamy! The recipe you used is different from the one I use.
>>I like the idea of streusel topping. I keep intending to make one
>>that way. I'll probably be forced to make a side-by-side comparison
>>of the two recipes. LOL!
>
> It's totally delicious! And if you make it with yoghurt and keep the
> portion size reasonable, it's not nearly as sinful as it looks. I just
> typed the recipe into the calorie analyser (the diet starts again
> today and there's 3/4 of the pie left!) and if you have 1/12 of the
> pan then it only has 230 calories a slice. Which seems fair enough to
> me for dessert! I just had a piece with my lunch... mmmm...
>

How could anyone eat just 1/12 of a pie? I consider it a personal failure
if I don't manage to eat at last half of the pie. :-)))

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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:08:32 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:59:41 -0500, Kajikit >
Here's the recipe I
>>followed:
>>http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._topping.p hp
>>
>>It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
>>christmas every year now.
>
>Yes, I make a sour cream apple pie of my mother's, but yours looks
>sooooooo creamy! The recipe you used is different from the one I use.

That is one of my favorite blog sites. A LOT of great recipes
there...and the pictures are always hunger inducing!!

Christine

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:57:40 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:08:32 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:59:41 -0500, Kajikit >
> Here's the recipe I
>>>followed:
>>>http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._topping.p hp
>>>
>>>It was so good (and relatively easy to make) that I make it for
>>>christmas every year now.
>>
>>Yes, I make a sour cream apple pie of my mother's, but yours looks
>>sooooooo creamy! The recipe you used is different from the one I use.
>
>That is one of my favorite blog sites. A LOT of great recipes
>there...and the pictures are always hunger inducing!!

I haven't ever looked at the rest of the site... but I'll have to
remedy that asap!

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:25:28 -0500, Kajikit >
wrote:

>First, bake your pie... I made a deep-dish sour cream apple pie using
>yoghurt instead of cream (cream is too rich) and I put some lemon
>juice into it to make it a little more tangy. The pie has to cool for
>several hours before eating, so I made it in the morning.
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...15899315PQqUhf

>
snippage

The whole meal looks delicious. Thanks for the pictures.

koko
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