Piemaker

November 26th, 2008

Can I just tell you how disappointed I am that Pushing Daisies has been cancelled? I love that show… *sniff*

Oh, well. As a tribute, I made my first pie ever for the Thanksgiving feast taking place tomorrow. First, I baked four Sugar Pie pumpkins…
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I love the coloration on this one after it spent an hour and a half in the oven. So pretty.
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Next, I pureed the pumpkin using a blender (as opposed to a food processor, because I don’t own one of those fancy contraptions)…
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I think it turned out pretty well. I mean, what did people use before food processors were invented?
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After that I mixed the ingredients…
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Not pictured: 3 large eggs.
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in this bowl…
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My grandmother used to mix her pies in this bowl, too. She mixed everything in this bowl.
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And then I poured the mixture into the pie crust and placed it in the oven…
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New pie plate. Removed the glue from inside the pie plate with nail polish remover… don’t tell!
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And after 65 minutes, out of the oven came my first pumpkin pie…
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I’m so proud of myself. I committed to doing the dessert for tomorrow, so I’m bringing this pie, a sour cream apple pie, and a strawberry pie from Gray Brother’s Cafeteria. All of that for three adults and 2 preschoolers. Forget turkey coma… I’m thinking we’ll be in a sugar coma.

Ancient

November 14th, 2008


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Originally uploaded by Little Miss Magic

I’m so irritated — my broadband went on the fritz lastnight, so I couldn’t post. ARGH.

This truck pulled up beside me at the corner of Southport and 37 the other day. It’s obviously been a workhorse for many years, and was still chug-chug-chugging away, spewing pollution into the sky with every chug.

it’s beginning to look alot like Christmas…

November 13th, 2008



it’s beginning to look alot like Christmas…
Originally uploaded by ~ geisha ~

It seems like Christmas is coming faster than ever nowadays. Everywhere I go – shopping, out to eat – the merchandise is out and the advertising has started. This year has flown by so quickly… I’m not ready!