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Cinnamon Buttermilk Pie

I made this pie twice in one week - it was that good!  I used Trader Joe's ready-made pie crust found in the freezer section. I discovered this recipe on www.nutmegnanny.com . Enjoy! Cinnamon Buttermilk Pie: 4 eggs 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter – melted 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 2 teaspoon cinnamon (you can add more if you want) Preheat oven 325 degrees Beat eggs slightly. Add sugar and flour. Then add melted butter and mix well. Next add buttermilk, vanilla paste and cinnamon. Pour into graham shell and cook until custard is set – approximately 1 hour. Graham Crust: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup white sugar 6 tablespoons butter – melted 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Mix all together and press into 9 inch pie plate. Pre-bake the crust 15 minutes at 350 degrees. *If you like a firmer crust I would definitely recommend not doing a graham crust and instead using your favorite pie crust. Also, I made m

Brenda's Lasagna (recipe), Overused Words and One of the Best Moms I Know

I haven't posted here as much as I thought I would. Not sure why - I guess it has to do mostly with work - I have so many thoughts going through my mind that I think would make interesting topics and then I don't set aside the time to post.  I need to manage that a little better! Take my friend, Brenda - I wonder if her ears were ringing today.  I was thinking about her.  A lot.  I mean, she's got a hubby and six kids (four are her own and two step daughters) and if she can find the time to take care of her family and herself and work full time, then I can certainly find the time to post some of my thoughts and recipes more often!  I don't have any kids; I just have a boyfriend and a cat. One of the things I've been thinking about lately is how certain words are overused.  Lately the words I hear all the time are AMAZING and ROCKS.  I was watching Property Brothers a few weeks ago and this lady kept saying "Oh my God, that's AMAY-ZING" like 18 times