Pumpkin Tiramisu

The delicious winning dessert from the December votes.  It turned out excellent!  

Ingredients:

1 14 oz can Pumpkin Pie

1 pack Cream Cheese (softened)

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

2 Cups Heavy Cream

1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar

1 tsp Almond Extract

1 Cup Orange Spice tea (brewed with 1 teabag and chilled)

1/2 Cup Orange Juice

24 Lady Fingers

Directions:

Mix pumpkin, cream cheese, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice.

In a separate bowl use a hand mixer to mix heavy cream, sugar and almond until medium peaks are formed.  Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture.

In a small bowl combine the tea and orange juice.  

Slice lady fingers in half and dip 2 halves in to the tea mixture and place in a single layer in bottom of the dessert glass.  Top with a thin layer of the pumpkin mixture.  Add more lady fingers dipped in the tea mixture either 2 or 4  depending on the glass to lay a single layer down.  Top with pumpkin mixture and repeat until you hit the top of the glass.  Top with a dollop of whipped cream.  Garnish with 2 lady finger halves. 

Mix pumpkin mixture

My sous chef helping blend

Mix the whipped cream until peaks form

The best part of cooking is tasting the beaters

Fold 3/4 of the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture

My sous chef posing

Mix the tea and orange juice together

Dip the ladyfingers in the tea mixture and place in dessert glasses

Top with pumpkin mixture

Dip more ladyfinger halves in the glass and place on top of the pumpkin mixture

Add another layer of pumpkin mixture

Add tea soaked ladyfingers

Top off with pumpkin mixture

Top with whipped cream and add 2 ladyfinger halves

Serve & Enjoy

To view the other winning desserts go to:

Caramelized Banana Pudding

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Apple Raspberry Crumble

Pizza Pot Pies

December Main Dish Winner!  A delicious winning dish.  Pretty easy and great tasting.

Ingredients:

 1 lb Italian Sausage

Seasoning (Basil, Alpine Touch, Garlic Powder, Oregano)

2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts  (softened as directed on the box)

 3 Cups Tomato Basil Sauce

1 Cup Black Olives (chopped)

1 Tbsp Dried Basil

2 Cups Grated Mozzarella Cheese

1 Cup  Grated Three Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

Add the sausage to the pan and season.  Brown on medium heat.

Heat oven to 375°F. Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll on cutting board. Place 14-oz ramekin  on crust; cut 1/4 inch from edge of ramekin to make crust round. Cut 3 more crust rounds from crust.  You should be able to make a third one from the initial crust if you combine the remaining dough and roll it out with a rolling pin, or you can just cut two from the second crust (they are sold in packs of two anyway)

In a bowl, mix sausage, black olives and sauce. Fill each 14-oz ramekin 3/4 up with sausage mixture. Sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese and basil.

Wet inside of each crust round; place over filled ramekins. Press down around edge of crust rounds. Sprinkle tops with Cheddar cheese. Place ramekins on cookie sheet.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until crusts are lightly browned.

Brown Sausage

Mix the sauce, sausage & black olives together in a bowl

Add the sausage mixture 3/4 of the way into the ramekin

Add the basil

Top with the mozzarella cheese

Cover with the pie crust

Top with the cheddar cheese

Cook until browned and cheese is melted. 

 

To view the past winning main dishes you can click on any of the following links:

Lasagna Stuffed Manicotti 

Pumpkin Risotto 

Burgundy Pork 

Liam's Third Birthday Party

Despite many attempts by the weather to dissuade us, Liam's birthday party was a huge success.  He had tons of great friends show up and got lots of amazing new things to play with.  Thank you to everyone for the support and birthday wishes for him.  We were blessed to have grandma Gina and auntie here to help celebrate with him.