Thursday Alex and I ate with his family in Topeka and his Grandma's retirement home. It was nice to see his family and then see my family that night. We went to Wichita for dinner. The spread was quite amazing. My mom always seems to outdo herself and I live it. She made two desserts I was very impressed with. They are below, along with recipes if you are as intrigued as I was!
1. Sopapilla Cheesecake (from Allrecipes.com)
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
2. Ritz Cracker (Surprise) Pie (from Cakespy.com)
Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs) --we used the mini cheese-filled sandwich crackers
1 3/4 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Grated peel of one lemon
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
1. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place
cracker crumbs in prepared crust; set aside.
2. Heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil in saucepan
over high heat; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and peel;
cool.
3. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot with margarine or butter;
sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie.
Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp
and golden. Cool completely.
2. Heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil in saucepan
over high heat; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and peel;
cool.
3. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot with margarine or butter;
sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie.
Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp
and golden. Cool completely.
Saturday Alex and I went to a wedding for his good friend from undergrad and it was fun to hang out with a lot of his friends we never get to see anymore. Sunday morning my mom made homemade doughnuts which she has never made before. I guess my grandma used to make them Keota, IA, where my mom grew up and her recipe was pretty famous. Needless to say, I came back to Lawrence with all this food that is going to do damage to my waistline.
Alex's birthday is Friday and he is turning the big 25. This is also his last week of law school classes ever, so it is a big week, with tons to celebrate! Oh, and Ginsy got a friend :) My roommate got a half beagle/half daschund mix, 7months old and so cute. I think that is all for now.
Until next time,
Peace, love and curls.
Jacque