Just picked a load of strawberries. They are so juicy and sweet. I'll be checking the

dawnnys

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T&T, but does anyone want to start a new thread? We'll be making strawberry pancakes this weekend, and/or a chocolate-strawberry Nutella cake. (Low-carb, of course! ;o))

 
I'll start REC: Frozen Strawberry Margarita Pie...

FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA PIE

Serving Size: 8

Ingredients:

For crust:
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For filling:
1 lb. strawberries, halved (3 1/2 cups)
1 tablespoon grated lime zest, (from 3 limes)
1/4 cup fresh lime juice, (from 2 limes)
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons triple sec, Cointreau, or other orange flavored liquor
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
garnish, small strawberries

Directions:

1. Make crust: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350∞F.

2. Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl with a fork until combined well, then press mixture evenly onto bottom and up side of a buttered 9-inch metal or glass pie plate (4-cup capacity).

3. Bake 10 minutes, then cool in pie plate on a rack, about 30 minutes.

4. Make filling: PurÈe strawberries, zest, lime juice, condensed milk, tequila, and liqueur in a blender until just smooth, then transfer to a large bowl.

5. Beat cream in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold one third of cream into strawberry mixture gently but thoroughly to lighten, then fold in remainder in 2 batches.

6. Pour filling into crust, mounding it slightly, and freeze, uncovered, until firm, about 4 hours. Remove from freezer and let soften in refrigerator, about 40 minutes, before serving (pie should be semisoft).

Notes:

NOTES : ïPie can be frozen up to 3 days, covered with plastic wrap after 4 hours and then wrapped in heavy-duty foil.ïPie can also be made in a 9-inch (24-cm) springform pan. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up side of pan.

 
we bought a quart from Sauder's Mennonite market and mascerated them in sugar and then on top of

icecream. simple but delicious.

 
the cherry festival at Cobblestone winery was canceled due to a microburst wrecking the tents

wahhhh. really wanted to partake in some cherry picking and eating and good music and wine.

 
If you are still in Western NY, there are a few other cherry-picking farms around

Never did get around to asking where you were heading there from, and for how long. I thought about going to it too, but with the price of gas, decided not to.

How was your trip?

 
we're home already. short trip. nice family reunion---cousins. stayed in the Seneca Falls area.

we did find this fabulous Portuguese restaurant near the Newark airport Hampton. we ate there on our first night and again on the last night. fun ethnic neighborhood

 
Ooh charlie, this sounds good. If I wanted to make it non-alcoholic,

what would you suggest for the triple sec? Maybe just orange-flavored extract, tablespoon for tablespoon? Thanks.

 
I'd start with just one--but you know that the alcohol changes the chill temp and prohibits ice...

crystals.

There is some alcohol in the extract--come to think of it.

 
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