First, a few weeks back when it was Reagan's birthday, if you remember correctly, I put quite a bit of effort into seeing that she got her eggless Ariel cake. And not just any cake, but a nice, cute cake! In the process of that adventure, I discovered something very cool: home-made marshmellow fondant. Fondant, I realized, doubles as home-made edible play-doh. Now, this isn't something advertised, but as I gave a whirl at making and working with it, I came upon this cool discovery, so I wanted to share the recipe in case anyone reading this wants to give it a try with their kids, or even if you don't have kids and want to try decorating a cake with the stuff (what it is meant for!). Something to note, is that this stuff blows the expensive pre-made stuff out of the water in terms of both taste and moldability, based on my experience with the two. We spent $15 at Michaels on the pre-made Wilton fondant, and wished we had just made extra of the home-made version. We couldn't even eat the Wilton fondant..it was a bit gross, but marshmallow fondant...we couldn't put it down. Mold a little, eat a little. Mold a little, eat a little. Your kids will LOVE it!
Here is the recipe:
http://candy.about.com/od/fondantcandyrecipes/r/mm_fondant.htm
Peach Pie!
Let's say you have a bunch of fresh peaches, and you are eating them as fast as you can, but soon realize that you aren't going to make it. What to do with all that yummy-ness? Don't let them go to waste, but don't cook them and destroy them either. Instead, try making a no-bake peach pie. I actually just tried my first one, and it turned out great, very light and satisfying! Basically, you ready a pie crust, I used a Marie Callendars crust, and then make a glaze with some mashed up peaches and a few other simple ingredients, then layer peaches in the crust with the glaze, and refrigerate. That's it! Try it sometime. Here is the recipe I used, and some pictures of my results:
Ingredients
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups fresh peaches, pitted and mashed
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups fresh peaches - pitted, skinned, and sliced
Directions
1. Combine sugar, water, cornstarch, butter or margarine, mashed peaches, and nutmeg in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until clear and thick. Stir in vanilla.
2. Fill pie shell with sliced fresh peaches, alternating with the glaze. Refrigerate.
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| I had some without ice cream, and some with. It is delicious both ways! |
I am so trying BOTH of those!
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