Pogwolly's Bloggie

PIE!

2011-12-02T12:43:00.001-08:00

So, here is my new Mini Pie Maker by Sunbeam:

This week I have made Chicken Pot Pies (many of you saw the pictures that my oldest son posted on Facebook), and several batches of apple pies. All of these were made with refrigerated, pre-made pie crusts, and it all worked wonderfully.

I have made hundreds of pies in the last 20 years or so, but always with pre-made crusts. I love Kroger crusts in the little tin pans! But, never have I made my own crust.

Until today.

I ran out of the pre-made ones and wanted to experiment, so... I made the dough in my food processor, chilled it, rolled it out, and....

Voila. Mini Pumpkin Pies. They are TO DIE FOR.

For the record, let me say I'm not a big fan of pumpkin pie, but these are yummy. It's the recipe off the back of the Libby's can, but with only 2 Tb. of sugar and sweetened condensed milk in place of the evaporated milk (out of necessity). Also, with a nod to my sweet SIL, Lisa, I double all the spices.

The four at the top of the plate were the first batch-- a beta test, then the next four had slightly larger diameter crusts, and were p-erfect!

And the crust? Wow. I have amazed myself.

I am still here...

2011-12-02T10:35:00.001-08:00

Believe it or not, I am still here, and I do still craft, I just haven't been posting about it, shame on me. I am currently in love with my new mini pie maker, and will post pictures when I can remember to take some before I eat what I produce. I am currently separated from my craft supplies (wah), but I'll get them back in 19 days!

Ms. Doesn't Post A-lot

2009-03-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

What a dreadful li'l blogger I am. I am a consummate crafter, like my friend, mmm, but I fail to take pictures and share them. Silly ol' me. But my latest creation amazes me. I found some vases on sale a few weeks ago for $2 each, and used my 40% off coupon to finally buy a bottle of glass etching cream. I used my darling Cricut to cut out some SCAL-designed phrases on vinyl, then adhered the vinyl to the glass, applied the etching cream, waited, rinsed, and... VOILA!!! They are so fabulous! I even stretched my imagination and designed a coffee mug that I found at WM ($2.49!!!) for a friend's birthday! I am really lusting after the $1.50 dinner plates and $1.00 salad plates they had there, too! I know the etched design is hard to see, but they are so pretty!!! I hope you like them.

2008-09-03T07:29:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine from work is about to have a little baby girl, so I got out my patterns and made the baby a sleeper, hat, and woobie gift set. The embroidery was inspired by a Cricut icon from one of my cartridges; you can see that cut as the tag on the bag. The sleeper is soft white cotton rib, as is the hat. I made the card and the bag, too. I heard this morning that she really liked it, and that made me happy. Babies are so fun.

My Entry into the BBTB Challenge

2008-08-28T13:48:00.000-07:00

Regina over at Bitten By the Bug hosts these awesome contests for paper crafters. I am taking the plunge and entering this little 2-4-6-8 box that I made from the 3D-Design's box. I don't expect to win, 'cause I don't have a lot of purty doo-dads, but I like it, and I think it will be spectacular with some orange and black tissue inside and filled with marzipan pumpkins!

Howdy

2008-08-28T08:31:00.000-07:00

Well, the crafty mom has decided to create a crafty blog. Just settin' up, but I'll add more as time goes by.... Stay tuned!