Instant Pot Beef and Mushroom Pie

Time: 75 minutes This is an all star recipe – quick, delicious and healthy!! Music Selection: Smash Mouth – All Star Ingredients: 1 kg / 2 lb blade roast, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped finely 1 onion, chopped 1 celery, diced 3 carrots, peeled and cut in ½ inch…

Amaretto Pie

Time: 90 minutes Cherry – oh yah…. cherry baby… who can say no to cherry pie? Music Selection: Starz – Cherry Baby Ingredients Pate brisee (pie dough) 6 cups pitted cherries (if frozen, thaw) with juice ½ cup minute tapioca 1 cup sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 egg for egg wash top with: whipped…

Hamburger Pie

Time: 1 hour “Just say that you want me” – and you will once you make this simple, tasty comfort food! This is a great way to sneak a few vegetables into your kids (celery, onions and mushrooms). Enjoy! Music Selection: Fleetwood Mac – Tusk Ingredients: 3 cups small cut hash browns, thawed 1 cup…

Pineapple Empanadas

Time: 1 ½ hours – Makes 36 I decided to make my chicken enchiladas (a double batch) as it is always a favourite and we wanted something warm and spicy as it was a chilly day. I made these amazing empanadas as a dessert to go with it, but frankly, these are great for breakfast…

Crumble Top Apple Pie

Time: 90 minutes My mom makes the best pies. This is one of her recipes and her photos that she sent me, as we live in different cities/towns. When I asked her what song it reminds her of she text me “Sugar Pie Honey Bunch”… and I know why, too. Or at, least, I think…

Easy Pie Dough (Pate Brisee)

The “Princess Bride” – PB is one of my all time FAVOURITE movies. I have watched it many, many times with my family. This is also one of my favorite PB (Pate Brisee) recipes so I am pairing them up! Plus, once you try this recipe you will have found your “one true love” for a pie…

Banana Cream Pie

Time: 30 minutes plus good 6 hours to set “I’ve looked at the clouds that way” – don’t let the clouds get in your way… This is a day to blow the clouds away and the best way to do this is to make banana cream pie, invite family and friends over and have some…

Brocolli Dill Quiche

Time: 15 minutes preparation; 40 minutes baking time Music Selection: Charles Trenet – La Mer My kids LOVE quiche. Not my hubby, but definitely my kids. They especially like it for breakfast. Whenever I make it, they eat any leftovers after school the same day! Quiche can be creative – you can mix in the…

Pecan Pie Tarts

Time: 35 minutes Makes 24 tarts Music Selection: Miranda Lambert – Mama’s Broken Heart I just love this song… all the drama, intensity and passion of someone dealing with a break up. Personally, I think the best thing for a broken heart is to eat pecan pie tarts. You really can’t be sad, mad or…