Pecan Pie...and Canyon Lake

I've been wanting to make a pecan pie for some time and was in a puzzlement how to make it sugarless....looking at agave syrup a light bulb went off! Of course, substitute agave for corn syrup..after all they are both natural..so here is the result and it is very good..excellent really....one of the best pecan pies I've ever made......says husband....if you haven't tried cooking with agave syrup, don't be afraid...its a wonderful natural sweetener and is low glycemic. The recipe is just standard from my old Betty Crocker 1950 cookbook...with a no sugar twist....that saying, its NOT low calorie but so yummy!

Southern Pecan Pie
Heat oven to 375.
Make pastry for a one crust pie..and line your pie pan...
 I used a 9" pie pan.
Beat together:
3 eggs
2/3 c. Splenda (or sugar)
1/2 t. salt
1/3 c. butter (I used the real thing) melted and cooled
1 c. agave syrup (or dark corn syrup)
Mix in:
1 cup pecan halves
Pour mixture into your pastry-lined pan. Bake 40 to50 minutes or until set and crust is slightly brown. Cool. serve cold or slightly warm.


Today we had a re key job on a rental house in Canyon Lake....I'd been in the gated community before, but this house was right on the lake itself....opening the sliding glass doors of the house....the lake smell brought sharp memories of my grandparents cabin outside of Spokane, Wa at Deer Lake....we spent happy days there...
the house was an older one and needed some TLC...but the view out the back was wonderful....we walked down the steps to the dock and took this photo...

The lake is stocked and there is good fishing..mainly small mouth bass...I think it would be so fun to walk outside and go fishing from your own dock, or take your small boat like this family is doing....no swimming or skiing is allowed though...paddle boats are allowed.

Canyon Lake Home

Here are a few photos of the house I spoke of in a previous post......I don't exactly know what style it is built in...I think it's a custom built home and it has alot of very nice features...it even has a laundry shoot from the upper floor to the laundry room!....

Lovely glass double entry doors...

This front room has so many windows and is very light...

This is the upstairs game room..very large with oak flooring...has a bar, half bath and

a brick fire place... set up for a large screen TV also..it does need the carpets cleaned or replaced

Master bath..jacuzzi tub..separate sinks on each side and it did have separate walk in closets too.

kitchen was very nice....good cabinets and a walk in pantry...
not too large with plenty of storage

The back yard is mainly tiled all the bedrooms look out onto it....lots of French doors..the master is down stairs through the open set of french doors...the other 3 bedrooms are upstairs..
we were sorry the previous owners lost their home..they obviously loved and took good care of it. We wish them well and pray that God will open a new horizon for them....

We couldn't really understand the President's State of the Union address...so many (at least around here) are losing their homes...we've done over 50 this month alone with many more slated for next month....