Baked Parmesan Rounds

Easy, unique, and delicious; if you love Parmesan cheese. Dress up a salad and get rave reviews!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

What to do:

Combine all the ingredients.

Line a 9x13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly grease.

Pan will hold 6 heaping tablespoons per baking sheet. Pat the mounds to a 3-inch round each.

Bake in a 400-degree oven for 3-5 minutes until set and crispy.

Rest in pan for 2 minutes. Peel off parchment paper onto paper towel lined plate.

Once completely cooled store in the refrigerator.

Pecan Pie

I have not made this pie for awhile. Pecan pie is a fairly decedant dessert, but if you are going to eat sugar, calories and saturated fat; I cannot think of a better way to splurge! The carmelized top, the gooey middle and homemade pie crust... Yum! The recipe is out of the Joy of Cooking.

Ingredients:

• 1 10" pie crust (blog: 1/4/2014 label:pie)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup light Karo corn syrup
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or rum

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450-degrees and bake the crust partially, about 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool.

Reduce the oven to 375-degrees.

In a standing mixer bowl, combine and beat thoroughly the eggs, salt, sugar, butter and corn syrup. Stir in the pecans and vanilla or rum. I seem to have just a little batter leftover; did not want to overflow..,

Pour into the prepared pie crust and bake for 40-50 minutes; until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Cool completely before serving.

Handsome Grandsons ~ 2016

Zachary James 6 years old!

Eli Matthew 7 years old!