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Tweet The other day while I was out running errands, and Instagram and tweeting what I was doing along the way, I happened to mention my secret weapon to battle dry skin …………. Seems a lot of people were interested, so I thought I’d share with the rest of you! It’s so simple, I [...]
Tweet Pin It It’s February already……..time for a new desktop wallpaper! Leelou Blogs February 2012 Desktop Julie shows you how easy it is to install these desktop calendars , so you can get a desktop theme on your own computer screen! She has instructions for a PC and Mac.
Tweet I’m a big fan of garlic! I put it in every dish, any chance I get. I use garlic cloves, minced garlic, garlic powder, garlic salt, and now, thanks to Lia Marie’s, I can add garlic butter to my arsenal! Keep reading for a delicious chicken recipe! Lia Marie’s is a revolutionary new [...]
Tweet The amount of Valentine’s Day projects linked up to I’m Lovin’ It this week was just incredible! If you are in need of Valentine decorating, crafts or treats, we’ve got you covered! Valentine’s Day Ideas Whether you want to decorate your mantel, print your own Valentines, make a Love Bug or whip up [...]
Tweet Pin It I think it’s pretty fair to say that when most of us think of making chocolate chip cookies, we look on the yellow Nestle bag for the Toll House Cookie recipe. Recently my friend Kim had a chocolate chip cookie fail! She asked me “What happened? What did I do wrong“ [...]
WOW! I’m overwhelmed with the success of the 3rd annual Love the Pie party! Every year gets bigger and bigger! This year we had 182 incredible pies linked up and many more in the comments section!
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I have to be honest…….I’ve never been a big fan of pudding pies. Banana cream, yes! My mom and grandma made the best! but other than that, I much prefer a juicy warm fruit pie with vanilla ice cream melting over the top.
But a few weeks ago, when traveling I was flipping thru a magazine and spotted a pie recipe that really caught my attention. Maybe it was the name, Chocolate Covered Pretzel Pie, but this didn’t seem like any ordinary boring pudding pie and I knew it was something I wanted needed to make!
So, last weekend I channeled my inner 50′s domestic goddess and Kari Russell, as Jenna, in Waitress. The girl from the deep south who works as a waitress and spends her days dreaming up and making all sorts of unique pies! I tied on my ruffly apron and stirred my chocolate ganache. The only thing missing was the vintage stove in a pastel tinted kitchen!
We are gearing up for pie around here! Love the pie is next week, so I asked my good friend Shaina if she’d come over and share some pie crust how-to’s and one of her favorite pie crust recipe, Vegetable Shortening Pie Crust.
Be sure to click over to Shaina’s blog, Food for My Family, to get the all-butter pie crust recipe along with instructions on how to make pie crust by hand.
By the time Shaina’s done with you……..you’ll have no excuse to NOT to make pie!
Take it away Shaina…………………………….
The first component, and one of the most crucial, to a pie is a good, flaky crust. You can have the best apple filling in the world, but if your crust is lackluster, it’s hard to pick around it and scrape those apples out. Plus, pie without crust is, well, hardly pie.
The beauty is that crust doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it can be rather easy, and you barely have to get your hands dirty. There is a bit of precision involved, but once you get past that, you’ll be well on your way to turning out successful crusts each and every time.
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