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Peanut Butter Pie made for Love

a pie for mike

A bloggy friend of  Ilina  sent me an Facebook invite earlier this week.  Finally today I read it.  As I read the invite it was to make a Pie for Mikey.

I read further clicking on the link to Jennifer Perillo post, the picture a hand with a ring…I related to the picture because his hands was the first thing I loved of my husband,  I knew my preemie daughter was ours  because they were my husbands hands. Such a lovely picture..

I don’t know Jennifer I am not a regular reader of her blog In Jennies Kitchen.  Jennifer lost her husband Mike suddenly this past weekend.  Leaving her with her 2 young daughters. I looked at Jennifer twitter feed  one second she is talking about cooking the next.. he is gone. I cried.   She touched me and broke my heart. Life is wonderful then it smashes apart.

Jennifer’s beautiful blog post told of there last date.  One of the things Jennifer and Mikey discussed prior was that she wanted to make him a peanut butter pie. Jennifer asked that readers make the Peanut butter pie and share it with people we love.  So In honor of her love for  Mikey…

I made the pie.

My daughter came in and said “Mom who you making the pie for”

I said “I am making it in honor of a Friend who lost a someone they love.”

She said “oh and left” the room.

Then she came back later and said “Mommy someday can you make that Pie for us?”

I said “Sweetie this pie is for us. My friend asks  We are to eat the pie with the people we love. ” I continue ..”and you are someone I love”

“Goodie,  when will it be ready.. if it is ready in the middle of the night can we get up and eat it!”

So I make this pie for my Husband, My Kids, Family and Friends on and off line.

May Jennifer and her girls find some peace.

God Bless you and those you love.

*I did sub the crust and added cut-up peanut butter cup

** Update if you would like to donate to Jennifer and her girls to help in this time of need please check out Bloggers Without Boarders they are accept donation til Aug 29th 12pm pst.

Cooking

Easy Sausage Frittata

Sausage Onion Frittata

So I have never made a Frittata before, this past week I read a blog post about an Aspargus Frittata my friend Jo-Lynne  at Musing of a Housewife.  My kids love my Quiche so I though they would love a Frittata.   Thanks to Jo-Lynne I improvised a little can came up with my own version based on her recipe. The kids loved it my husband liked it better than my Quiche because he does not like crust.  My son at 2 helpings then ate the rest for breakfast in  the morning. It was super easy in one pan.

I posted a picture on facebook and my cousin Donna  asked for the recipe = blog post,  sorry light on the pictures I did not expect to be writing it up.

The Pan used in making this Frittata was the 360 Cookwear 3.5qt Saute pan which amazing cooks at a med to low heat allowing the Frittata to to come up to temperature at a very consistent pace.  Also the lid on this pan has vapor seal which allows the steam to play in part in healthy cooking.  Another benefit is that 360 cookwear can go from the stove top to oven with easy.  I have been using this pan for several months and it is the first pay I use for all my meals.

Easy Sausage Frittata with Onion Asparagus

1lb of ground sausage

1 bunch of asparagus

½  a large Vidal onion

10 eggs

1 cup of sharp cheddar

3/4 cup of mozzarella  cheese  (I did not have any Gruyere)

½  half and half

2 plum tomatoes

1.       In a large sauté pan brown the sausage to well done so as all the grease is cooked, remove and drain on paper towel

2.       Wash and cut asparagus in to 1” pieces on the diagonal

3.       Mince onion   and put in 3.5qt  sauté pan with a pat of butter

4.       Add asparagus to pan, cook until tender but firm (add salt and pepper)

5.       Add back to sauté pan add drained sausage

6.       In separate scramble 10 eggs with half and half

7.       Pour  ¾ of the egg mixture  in sauté pan on top of sausage, onion, and asparagus

8.       Cover cook for a 3 minutes

9.       Add cheddar cheese then pour remaining egg on top cover cook another minute

10.   Add the sliced tomatoes around the edge

11.   Cook on stove top till center firm center will be loose

12.   Add mozzarella  cheese and put in oven un covered under broiler for a minute watching carefully so it does not burn.

13.  Allow to cool slightly before eating

Want a easy printout  version  of recipe ?  Easy Sausage Frittata

Disclosure:  I did receive the saute pan from 360 cookwear opinions and review of the cookwear is of my own after months of using the pan.