Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

I recently made my first strawberry-rhubarb pie.

My husband loves strawberry-rhubarb and I have no idea why it took me 26 years of marriage to make him one.  He has other favourites that I often make; lemon pie, coconut cream pie and butter tarts, but for some reason I missed making this yummy treat.

It's now one of my new favourites.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 cups chopped rhubarb

4 cups sliced strawberries

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp white sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar. Add strawberries and chopped rhubarb. Toss with sugar and flour and let stand for 30 minutes.
3. Pour filling into pie crust. Dot top with butter, and cover with top crust. Seal edges of top and bottom crust with water.
4. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut small holes in top to let steam escape.
5. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Cool.

Banana Muffins

These are the best banana muffins I've made. You will love them!

4 large ripe bananas
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking power
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Mash bananas and add slightly beaten egg, sugar and butter. Mix well to combine.
3. In another bowl add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir well. 
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until nearly all the flour has disappeared. 
5. Spoon into greased cupcake pans and bake for about 20 minutes. 
Touch the tops and if they spring back, they're done.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

My family loves these cookies.  Enjoy and don't skimp on the chocolate chips.  The more the better!

1 cup softened butter                                               3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar                                         1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar                               1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs                                                                       2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 1/2 tsps vanilla extract                                           
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
3. Sift together the flours, salt, baking powder and baking soda
4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
6. Place golf-ball size dough portions 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.  
I like to use parchment paper on my cookie sheet.

7. Bake for 9 minutes or until edges are light brown.
It is very important that you do not exceed the cooking time even if the cookies appear to be under baked. When the cookies are removed from the oven, the sugar in them will stay hot and continue the cooking process. The finished product should be soft in the middle and crunchy around the edges.