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Easy Margarita Pie

The Recipe: Just in time for Cinco de Mayo (Friday!), Derby Day (Saturday!), Mother's Day or your next summer Mexican fling, a super-easy homemade Margarita Pie that tastes just like a very good margarita! Really, it does! That's thanks to a not-so "secret" ingredient found in every single kitchen. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ #PieDayFriday: Still Going Strong! Yep, I'm still in #PieDayFriday mode! On Father's Day, it'll be an entire year that I've made a pie every Friday. No surprise, I still love it! And I'm still learning! And of course, I'm still getting rave reviews at the table, especially from my 91-year old father who l-o-v-e-s homemade pie. When I waken him on Friday mornings, I tease, "What day is today, Dad?" He grins, then answers with a voice still husky from sleep, "Pie Day!" (For the record, my dad totally knows what day it is every single day, not just Fridays. This Friday exchange has just

My Favorite Graham Cracker Crust

How to make a graham cracker crust from scratch with two Trader Joe's shelf-stable, easy-to-keep-on-hand products, Cinnamon Grahams and Clarified Butter. Now my graham cracker crusts turn out crisp and sturdy without an overload of sugar and butter – any time pie calls, no planning ahead. Homemade Graham Cracker Crusts for Pies, Not Too Sweet, Not Too Buttery. Just Two Ingredients. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Potluck & Party Friendly. Easy DIY. Vegetarian.

Lemon Asparagus Pasta

The Recipe: Fresh asparagus and pasta are such a lovely choice for a spring supper! This is one of those recipes that's way more than the sum of its simple parts, just fresh asparagus tossed with pasta in a light and lemony cream sauce, brightened with fresh dill. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ COMPLIMENTS! "So simple - and so delishious!" ~ Sally "My family gobbled this right up last night." ~ Anonymous "... it was delicious." ~ Koren Add yours, leave a comment, below! BEST RECIPES! Lemon Asparagus Pasta Made the List! Best Recipes of 2008 Three Favorite Tools for the Kitchen Lemon Asparagus Pasta is made ever-so-much easier with three favorite kitchen tools so indispensable that in spring, I haul them along when visiting family or friends and kitchen time is likely. For the asparagus, I rigged up a vertical asparagus steamer a couple of years ago but ready-made asparagus steamers [ My Disclosure Promise ] can be