A good pie is a flaky crust filled with delectable filling and a side of ice cream. Once on masters the crust, and figures out correct volume for your particular pie pans, you are free to experiment and create new combinations of pies. But I truly believe, a good pie is all about the crust.Continue reading “Pie Crust 101”
Monthly Archives: July 2016
July Garden
This time of year is exciting in the garden – the tilling, weeding, watering, and waiting has paid off and we are harvesting now. While my tomatoes are all duds, the plants have wilted and died, I do have some successes this year. The okra is flourishing – I planted Hill Country Red from SeedContinue reading “July Garden”
Iowa Skies + Batman Piñata
My most recent finished watercolor, started just before our trip to Alexandria, MN – based on an Instagram photo I took a few years ago of baby blankets drying on the clothesline. This summer has been flying by – we have all been making time for creating which leaves me happier than anything else atContinue reading “Iowa Skies + Batman Piñata”
Lake Week
A couple of weeks ago, we headed North to Alexandria, Minnesota, with my hubby’s family. We rented a wonderful lake house with a boat, playground, and killer lakefront view porch. We spent our time boating, fishing, eating, playing games after the kids were in bed, swimming, and site-seeing. It was a lovely way to spendContinue reading “Lake Week”
Balsamic Beet Pizza
This past week I got inspired by a beet recipe, Balsamic-Glazed Beets with Pecans, from Eating Well magazine. We have been receiving lots of beets from our weekly produce box and I get tired of making things over and over again the exact same way. I decided that this beet recipe would be the bestContinue reading “Balsamic Beet Pizza”
