I've never done this before . . .

but, I have been watching the cooking channels - as I have been sitting a lot these days. I want to cook and bake more so this has been fun. I thought I'd share some of my favorite Chatty Recipes.

This is from the Food Channel - the show is the McNeely's. They are a cute couple that 'cook' together.

Okay if I could eat anything I wanted - whenever I wanted - with no fear of gaining weight - I'd eat a piece for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. I can't do that. But what I can do is have A piece - and that's okay.

Peanut Butter Pie
Recipe courtesy The Neelys
Prep Time: 10 min Inactive Prep Time: 4 hr 10 min Cook Time: 8 min Level:
Easy Serves:
8 servings

Ingredients:
Hot Fudge Sauce:
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

Peanut Butter Pie:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, at room temperature
1 cup heavy whipping cream, plus whipped cream, for garnish, optional
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces shaved milk chocolate
Chopped peanuts, optional

Directions
1 (9-inch) baked chocolate cookie pie crust

Sauce: Add the cream, brown sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla extract to a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the chopped chocolate. Stir continuously until the chocolate is melted and the sauce has thickened, roughly 3 to 4 minutes. Let the sauce cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Pie: In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar and the peanut butter until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until thick and light. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Continue to whip until stiff peaks form.

Carefully fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture. Pour the batter into the pie shell, sprinkle with the shaved milk chocolate and freeze for 4 hours.

If desired, serve with the hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, and chopped peanuts.

"Enthusiasm is one of life's greatest qualities, but it must be practiced to become a dominant factor in one's life... There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

"With a passion for life, Norman Vincent Peale's 1952 book, The Power of Positive Thinking, celebrated enthusiasm, the vigorous antidote for apathy and boredom".

(From Daily Celebrations).

Attitude matters.

Love, Chatty