Fresh Strawberry Pie

I've made this fresh glazed strawberry pie before shortly after I had the baby...when Soo brought over the most amazing box of strawberries. Recipe located here...



pie crust :) it did come out beautifully this time...especially the fluted edges!

Beef Enchiladas

These are basically easy peasy enchiladas...I'm not so authentic but they are tasty enough for my family.
Usually I make these with chicken, chiles and the tomatillo sauce but this time Forrest requested beef and red enchilada sauce so away we went!

Ground Beef
Shredded Cheese
Red Enchilada Sauce
Corn Tortillas
Yellow Onions Diced
Diced Tomatoes
Sliced Green Onions

Saute ground beef with diced onions. Warm the tortillas, spoon filling, sprinkle cheese and roll. Place into baking dish in a row with. Pour the enchilada sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle cheese diced tomatoes and green onions. Bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees.

ENJOY!

Spicy Shrimp Dip

It's kinda like a deconstructed jalepeno shrimp popper... As you can see below, be careful when working with chilis...I have made the mistake of cutting all sorts of spicy peppers with bare hands and then later finding that the oils were burning my skin - that shiz hurts!


Recipe
Softened cream cheese
Mayonnaise
Bay Shrimp, roughly chopped
Japenos, seeded and diced
Bell Peppers, seeded and diced
Lime or lemon juice
Salt and Pepper
Old Bay Seasoning

Basically just mix everything together to taste. The only I don't like about this dip is that the cream cheese is so thick so everything just looks white. I tried to add some color by putting in different color peppers but it didn't really help. But it tasted good!

Hooray it's fig season!

Although autumn usually means the end of the summer bounty, there are some things that the later part of the year brings that makes me happy. Figs for example are one of those things. We had a small family dinner with Hiroko +1 and for apps I had figs, blue cheese and prosciutto that I had Chelsea help me with. Cut the fig in half, spoon some blue cheese into the center and wrap with prosciutto for a tasty, tangy treat.

For a variation, wrap fig in bacon and broil.