Pumpkin Pie

1 1/2 Cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. ground Saigon Cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
4 large eggs
1 can (29 oz.) Pumpkin (Libby's brand is the best)
2 cans (12 fl.oz.each) evaporated milk
2 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie shells

Preheat Oven to 425.

Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a small bowl. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Slowly add in evaporated milk.

Pour into pie shells.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake for about 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve or refrigerate.

Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients:

2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

3 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup cocoa

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup milk

1 tbs Mexican vanilla

powdered sugar for dusting

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325.

With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour. Mix in vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wired rack until cool. Dust with powdered sugar.

Papas oatmeal cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup honey

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

7 cups oats ( not instant)

12 oz bag chocolate chips

1 cup dried blueberries (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl cream together butter and both sugars, add honey, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well. In another bowl sift together flour, cinimon, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture just until mix together. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and blueberries. Drop by the tablespoons onto a greased baking pan.

Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until done.

Portuguese Bean Soup

This is a recipe from my friend Maile, I enjoyed this soup and so did others I made it for. Simple and delicious! We had it on the side of pastrami sandwiches, great dinner, Thanks Maile! Quick tip..... Use a large pot because its alot of cabbage, It does boil down but still makes a good 4 quarts.

Ingredients:

20 oz Portuguese sausage sliced

1 large carrot chopped

2 peeled potatoes chopped

2 med onions chopped

1 quart water

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

1 tablespoon salt

2 (15oz) cans drained kidney beans

3 pounds chopped cabbage

Directions:

Add onion and Sausage to pot and fry for 10 minutes. Add all ingredients except beans and cabbage. Bring to a boil then turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes covered. Add beans and cabbage, simmer for 20 minutes more.

Chuck Stew

This is a recipe from my friend Iwa. Its a hawaiian style beef stew that so simple and so good. You can play around with the ingredients as far as adding more veggies and potatoes just make sure you adjust the cooking time. Me and my family loved it! Thanks Iwa!

Ingredients:

4 lbs chuck roast cut in stew size pieces

2 onions cut in quarters

2 large potatoes cut

3 carrots cut

3 celery stalks cut

1 cup ketchup

1 tablespoon mustard

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/3 cup water

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a large glass cake pan. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 2 1/2 hours.