We went to Washington to spend time with Bret’s family for Thanksgiving, so for Christmas we went to Idaho to see my family. There was a lot of Xbox, ping pong, and acting like a 12-year-old going on the whole time, but it was enjoyable. I was also reminded of how much I despise Utah Valley thrift stores. Seriously. You get spoiled fast when you can buy everything for a quarter each, and there’s actually things you want.
This is not the highlight, but it was definitely the most photo-worthy part of Christmas: a huge sagebrush Christmas tree. No, it is not a family tradition. It was just the most convient “tree” they could find/get. The only problem is if you touch it, it will rain yucky little particles all over your clothes, hair, and carpet.
Coconut Cream Pie
serves 8 • prep time: 25 minutes • total time: 1 hour + chilling
For the crust:
- 30 wafer cookies
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/3 c. sweetened coconut
For the topping & filling:
- 1 3/4 c. sweetened coconut
- 2 3/4 c. milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 c. heavy cream
1. Make crust: preheat oven to 325°. In a food processor, combine cookies and salt; process until fine crumbs form. With machine running, slowly add butter and process until mixture resembles wet sand. Stir in coconut. Press crumbs in bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. Bake until crust is set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pie pan on a wire rack.
2. Make topping: increase heat to 350°. Spread 1/2 c. coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Make filling: in a saucepan, whisk together milk, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and salt. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until bubbles form at the edge and mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 1/4 c. coconut, and pour into cooled crust. Smooth top and refrigerate until filling is chilled and completely set, about 2 hours.
4. To serve, whip cream until soft peaks form. Top pie with whipped cream and toasted coconut.
From Martha Stewart Kitchens
the family was in slc this weekend for general conference, so bret and i went up to see them and watch conference.
=good.
drey is…an anomaly.
waiting for priesthood session to finish is sooo boring. enjoy the fruits of boredom:
on tuesday i drove up to manti because my family’s stake was there to see the manti pageant. which meant mom, dad, and taft were there too. poor drey was sick and tavin and tilmann are too young.
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