Thanksgiving is all about....THE PIE!

First, check out my pears, this should not be here! Apparently you need another pear tree to pollinate one...well we don't have 2, only one. Still I figured, oh well, it's pretty still...but then....these appeared....maybe you don't need 2???

And although these currently look like limes, they're going to be lemons...how great is that!

Back to thanksgiving.

Well certainly I don't think it's all about the pie, but the meal definitely is. Being the child of midwestern parents means pie is no store bought matter, down to the CRUST PEOPLE! you don't like pie you say, well that's probably because you make it with STORE BOUGHT crust or worse yet, the whole darn thing is store bought. I realize that it takes time to make pies, but this is suppose to be a bonding experience and some time to just enjoy family...so, I made pies with my family today...ok not really because Dominic was at work, but Eclair was here :) The whole house now smells fantastic and it's raining to boot!!!! could today get better???? (I'm being serious, it always rains in Washington so I associate rain with the holiday season) Oh, another trick is to get those pies made the day BEFORE the big feast so there is one less thing to try and fit in the oven and to clean up. So here is my pie making experience..It's a great day for making pie..can you see the rain??Grab your family...and baking supplies

To make crust this year I used our food processor...which was fabulous, but a little small. Please mom, TRY THIS it makes it much quicker. Once you have your crusts ready to go get to making the fillings....

The first of my duo of pies is pumpkin, straight forward off the pumpkin pie container, easy peasyUp next is apple...this one takes a little more work. I use many varieties of apples in my pies, just seems to taste better, here are my types this time aroundAll peeled and cutThe mix em with the YUMMY sugar and cinnamon butterThe crumb topping goes on just before you put it in the ovenBake awayAnd top with carmel sauce, yes the same type you put on your ice cream will do, and ta-da...was that really so hard??

And what am I currently thankful for? My absolutely amazing husband. Seriously people, how did I survive without him? I would hardly eat if he wasn't here feeding me all the time! Between him and Eclair it's bearable to be away from family for this holiday. I can't wait to get back to Washington for Christmas though...we miss everyone and forgive you if you MUST buy your pie.

On a bit of a side note, I've finally been able to SEE the crud that was accumulating on the carpets and it's NASTY, please everyone get hard surface flooring quickly...SEEEEE