I started getting ready today for the Big Day – for the uninitiated, that is Thanksgiving, not Black Friday (I like eating better than shopping) - by baking the traditional pumpkin pie:
And then the trouble started:
As I was putting the pie in the oven, the flimsy aluminum pie pan buckled and out plopped at least a quarter of the filling onto the oven door. I was able to clean most of that up without toasting my fingers, but there wasn’t anything I could do about the parts of the crust that got covered in filling and then naturally got burnt to a crisp. So I just cut the crimped part of the crust off. And made another pie. I’ll have to sacrifice myself and eat the ugly pie all by myself. Not a bad plan …
But then I got an email that a LQS was having a volunteer event to make quilts for 19 local children in a marathon event one evening next week. What fun! Of course, I signed up. I’ll be taking two kits that I had made up while my machine was out for repair. This is one:
Aren’t those monsters cute?! I've had them a long time and it's time for them to go to some little boy somewhere. I hope to remember to take my camera to the event!
Meanwhile:
As Fall turns to Winter, may you and yours enjoy the blessings of Thanksgiving
Sorry about your pie! We've all had some kind of similar happening if we've baked much! This year I tried a New Mexico Apple Pie from http://northernnewmexicoranchito.blogspot.com/2011/04/pietowns-new-mexican-apple-pie.html My goodness those pine nuts made it taste so good!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love those monsters!