Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving! I just love this holiday because it's all about amazing and tasty food! Getting the family together and eating good food, there is nothing better than that. No holiday meal is complete without dessert and there is nothing like the classic thanksgiving dessert. Not everyone in my family cares for pumpkin pie but I love it! It brings back memories of eating it with my grandmother as a little girl. Normally the pumpkin pie uses a little less ground cloves, but I really love it so in my recipe I put a little extra. Hope you guys love this recipe as much as my family and I. Let the holidays begin! Enjoy! Until the next one!

Note:  I love ground cloves! If you feel it's too much clove for your taste, you can add 1/4 teaspoon vs the 1/2 teaspoon I used.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can of pumpkin Puree
1 12oz can of evaporated milk
1  9 inch pie crust


Procedure:

Mix the spices in a bowl.
Beat the eggs in the mixer.
Add the pumpkin puree.
Add the spices and mix.
Once it's well mixed add slowly the evaporated milk.
Mix well.
Add the pumpkin mixture in to the 9" pie crust.



Step by step photo procedure:

Mix the spices in a bowl.

Beat the eggs in the mixer.

Add the pumpkin puree.

Add the spices and mix.

Once it's well mixed add slowly the evaporated milk.

Mix well.

Add the pumpkin mixture in to the 9" pie crust.

Honey Glazed Thighs

 On August I made a recipe extremely similar to this one... well to tell you the truth I just changed the protein. Last time I used drumsticks, now I'm using thighs. This glaze is just amazing and deserves being used more than once!  Tomorrow's recipe will be the awesome garlic mashed potatoes you guys see in the photo above. I just love cooking and gathering the people I love at home. I love seeing how much they love the food I make. I hope from the bottom of my heart that you guys love this recipe and make it for someone you love.

 

Ingredients:

Thighs (I use 5 but you can add up to 2 pounds)

3 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons Honey

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

½ Tablespoon of hot sauce (If you like it really spicy you can add more)

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

1/8  teaspoon garlic powder

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients for the glaze. Put the thighs in a bowl. (I prefer a Ziploc bag.)

Pour the glaze over the thighs. Let it refrigerate at least 1 hour. (I leave it at least 6)

Preheat the oven at 375 degrees 

Take out the thighs from the refrigerator and put the thighs in a ceramic Dutch oven or you can put it in a broiler pan lined with foil. Pour the rest of the glaze over the thighs.

Put them in the oven for 50 – 60 minutes.

Enjoy!!

Spice Cake

 

Remember last night's brown butter recipe? Well this is the amazing spice cake that makes me feel like it's almost Christmas. Just like the brown butter frosting this was my first time making this cake, but it won't be the last. My husband and I decided to start a family tradition and make this the official Betancourt family Christmas cake!  If you love Christmas this is definitely the cake for you and your family. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1.4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1.4 teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ cup of unsalted butter 

¼ cup of shortening

1 ½ cups of sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 ¼ up of buttermilk

Procedure:

1) Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.

2) In a bowl sift and mix together the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and ground ginger. 

3) In the mixer bowl beat the butter and the shortening on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. 

4) Add the sugar and vanilla and mix until well combined.

5) Add eggs one at a time, waiting until each has fully incorporated into the mixture.

6) Add the dry mixture and the buttermilk bit by bit, alternating one then the other, making sure to always finish with the flour.

7) Put the mixture in 2 8x2 round baking pans

8) Put it in the oven for 35 minutes.

This is the way the cake is gonna look once you take it out of the oven.

Before you unmold remember to let the cake rest for 10 minutes first. Then unmold it onto a  wire rack and let it cool completely.

Once it's unmolded it should look like this.

Enjoy!

Honey glaze drumsticks

I wasn’t sure what to make for dinner. I didn’t want to season my meat as I usually do; I want it to be different and a little bit quick. So I made Honey glazed drumsticks. It was amazing. I really never thought that with such a small  amount of seasoning the food would taste so amazing. I really recommend doing this recipe. My husband loved it!

Glaze:  

Drumsticks (I use 5 drumsticks but you can add up to 2 pounds)                                                 

3 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons Honey

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

½ Tablespoon of hot sauce (If you like it really spicy you can add more)

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

1/8-teaspoon garlic powder

Procedure:

1)   Mix all the ingredients for the glaze.

2)   Put the drumsticks in a bowl. (I prefer a Ziploc bag.)

3)   Pour the glaze over the drumsticks. Let it refrigerate at least 1 hour. (I leave it at least 6)

4)   Preheat the oven at 375 degrees

5)   Take out the drumsticks from the refrigerator and put the drumsticks in a ceramic Dutch oven or you can put it in a broiler pan lined with foil.

6)   Pour the rest of the glaze over the drumsticks.

7)   Put them in the oven for 50 – 60 minutes

Put the drumsticks in a sealable bag.

Add the soy sauce.

Add the vegetable oil.

Add the honey.

Add the hot sauce.

Add the salt.

Add the ginger and garlic powder.

Mix well.

Add the mixture to the drumsticks.

Mix well.