Sunday, August 21, 2011

Apple pie anyone?

I made (what I think is) my first apple pie today. It looks pretty....still waiting for it to cool enough to cut so I don't know how it tastes. The flower on top turned out really well! I never seem to have enough pie crust though, as you can see from the outside edges. Maybe I'll triple the recipe next time.....
I also made meringues for the first time today, too. Can you tell I was in the mood to cook? After looking at a few recipes I came up with my own flavor combo:: chocolate-orange! Darren put a little raspberry sorbet between two and it was absolutely divine!
My best friend Abbye and I have signed up for a beginners American Sign Language continuing education course starting in September! She's a whiz at ASL already but wants a refresher course. I'm very excited but worried about Riley being at home. Darren is also taking a class (Genetics...mine will be much more fun I think) on the same nights, so life will be a little different for a while. We're thinking Riley might be happier at Doggie Day Care on Tuesdays since I can't come home for lunch on that day. Let's just hope they will have a ball or two for him to play with......
Lot's of changes in store......maybe a slice of pie and some ice cream will soothe my worries away.

3 comments:

  1. How did the pie turn out? If you're looking to tweak the recipe, I'm happy to pass on mine...I think Mallory may actually have it already.

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  2. And those Meringues look amazing! I've never tried those...now I'm tempted.

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  3. The pie was AMAZING. I'm totally adding it to my recipe box. I tried making lemon rosemary meringues yesterday that didn't turn out as well. Something went wrong with the texture and I had too much rosemary. With a stand mixer, they are SO easy! It's a great sweet treat without feeling like you've eaten half a box of cookies when you're done.

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