Cooking Pinoy atbp.

Ooh Yum. I love quiche. I also love my beef and potato empanada. This is like a hybrid of both. This pie contains ground turkey sausage (nitrate free), cubed potatoes, red peppers, onions with low fat sour cream, eggs and cheddar cheese. Can't wait to dive into this mouthwatering goodness. If you would like to get a hold of this recipe and all other healthy cooking that I've posted so far, purchase Sharon Broer's Healthy Country Cooking book at www.healthmasters.com . You won't be dissapointed!

It is Monday, and 3 days to thanksgiving. I am making my favorite chocolate cream pie. In the past, I've usually gotten my premade crust..but nowadays it contains transfat (hydrogenated oils) which is not healthyand my favorite brand that was trans fat free was not available at my supermarket. So I looked up some basic pie crust recipe, and I came across this one which had good reviews and supposed to be flaky. I used my own ingredients, and used organic butter instead of shortening. Ingredients: 1 1/4 c Unbleached Flour 1/4 tsp sea salt (mix together in a bowl) 1/2 c organic butter 3T ice water Directions: 1. Cut butter into small pieces, add flour and salt and continue to toss and cut into crumb like pieces. 2. Add 3 T ice water and use a fork to mash together 3. Continue to add 1T of ice water until mixture forms into a ball with hand but not too wet or soft. (about 3T or more) 4. Cover with saran wrap and chill for 30 min before pressing into pie plate. Some tips: leave 1 inch ...