I had every intention today to post in my recipe section. I was so excited about a new pie crust recipe I learned while watching the Food Network this weekend - a recipe which included the word "easy."
Well let me tell you what, I will NOT be posting anything in the recipe section today. Instead, I will be listing the do's and do not's of pie baking. These are tried and true, believe you me.
Do Not's
1. DO NOT believe a from-scratch pie recipe is ever going to be easy. The people who tell you this will have to answer to a Higher Authority for their lies at a later date.
2. DO NOT bake when young children are awake and in your hair. No loving words will come out of your mouth.
3. DO NOT plan on impressing anyone with your pie - enough said.
Now for the Do's
1. DO have a couple (or a dozen) frozen, from-the-store pie crusts hiding in your freezer.
2. DO, if you insist on from-scratch recipes, plan on doing a lattice-work top crust. It hides flaws and can be assembled in pieces that have broken off of your crust.
3. DO - and this one is VERY important - have a bottle of wine and a straw on hand. VERY IMPORTANT.
4. DO - no matter how hard it was - tell people it was easy to make. It makes you look like Martha Stewart when they cannot themselves make a pie to save their lives.
That concludes my lesson in pie baking today.
Oh, and Bible Study group: I have a delightful homemade apple pie I am bringing for our treat tonight. It was SO easy to make. I just followed the recipe. I didn't throw a fit while I made it, didn't yell at my children - no, no, no. I had it all together.
Yeah, I wouldn't believe it either.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
And the road begins....
A friend of mine, and fellow blogger, suggested that I take up blogging this week - after she insisted I learn to quilt. As I can barely thread a needle, I thought this was the logical first step.
To sum myself up quickly, I am a Dirt Road Diva. I live on a rather large farm - which boasts land rich in corn, alfalfa, and wheat, and is home to a couple-hundred head of cattle. My nearest neighbor lives over a mile away, and the only noises I hear at night are the howlings of coyotes and the occasional moo of a cow.
A far cry from my upbringing it is. I was raised a towny - where I could get Sonic ANY time I wanted, and the closest Walmart wasn't 40 miles away. I was what one may call preppy, and a tad spoiled. One might refer to me as a Diva. Hmm... mention that.
Now, I am a fish out of water. I roll my eyes at the old adage "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans." I did, and He laughed. I told Him I wanted a career where I could wear pencil skirts and pumps - instead, he made me a country wife and mom. Thank God for unanswered prayers.
So, through this blog I hope you will join me on the road of life - a little dusty, sometimes a little lonely, but always leading me home.
To sum myself up quickly, I am a Dirt Road Diva. I live on a rather large farm - which boasts land rich in corn, alfalfa, and wheat, and is home to a couple-hundred head of cattle. My nearest neighbor lives over a mile away, and the only noises I hear at night are the howlings of coyotes and the occasional moo of a cow.
A far cry from my upbringing it is. I was raised a towny - where I could get Sonic ANY time I wanted, and the closest Walmart wasn't 40 miles away. I was what one may call preppy, and a tad spoiled. One might refer to me as a Diva. Hmm... mention that.
Now, I am a fish out of water. I roll my eyes at the old adage "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans." I did, and He laughed. I told Him I wanted a career where I could wear pencil skirts and pumps - instead, he made me a country wife and mom. Thank God for unanswered prayers.
So, through this blog I hope you will join me on the road of life - a little dusty, sometimes a little lonely, but always leading me home.
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