I made a sugar free strawberry pie.

It is one of the easiest pies I’ve ever made.  The ingredients:

• 1 can of diet sprite or diet 7-up
• 1 box of sugarfree strawberry jello
• 1 T of cornstarch
• 1/4 C water
• 1 pint of strawberries, sliced
• 1 graham cracker crust

Mix the jello and sprite together in a sauce pan over medium heat. Mix the cornstarch and water together and add to the saucepan. You cook until it is mixed well and almost to a boil. I cooked it about 10 minutes. Let it cool a while and add the strawberries. Pour into a graham cracker crust and chill. Top with any whipped topping you like.

I really don’t like jello.  Just a personal preference.  I might have some texture issues (sensory problems weren’t diagnosed when I was a child and hated the tags on my clothes or my socks to bunch up but don’t worry mom and dad)  However, to me the Jell-O wasn’t even very noticeable.

We love strawberries. When my niece, Amber, was little she just went nuts over strawberries. I remember the nuttiest was a tantrum at a Baskin Robbins.  Fun Times!  Soon  after that I got her a virgin strawberry daquiri and she drank it in a few gulps.   Anyway, she always loved that drink and anything strawberry. This weekend she loved the pie as well. If a hardcore strawberry lover like Amber approves, then it passes the test.

Dad liked it too and forbid us to keep eating it. He said he was the diabetic.  Oh well.  The odds our in our favor to become one too.

My husband was kind enough to volunteer a fish fry!

He did all the hard work.

Joy worked hard on a relish tray. It made a lovely centerpiece!

Everyone else brought side dishes and it was really the perfect meal! We had a great time visiting and sharing gifts with Dad.

My niece, Whittney, won the prize of the year when she gave Dad a framed picture of them together when she was about 2 and riding on the tractor with him. It made the rest of ours seem so commercial!

Then, we had desserts. More on that tomorrow, but a hint for now….