M.M.M.
There’s been lots of new additions at the itterog household recently and MM couldn’t be happier! Instead of a kitten friend, some new furry friends have been making guest appearances in our little yard…
(This is MM exhausted after a day of bird and squirrel watching.)
The best part is, not only is the suet feeder attracting cute little squirrels and chickadees, but RATS too. MM will be so excited!
Hi, Uncle Tim!
I’ll make an apple pie for you soon, promise.
T-pie
Happy T-day everyone! This year I am spending Thanksgiving at RLF (although I am sad to miss Thanksgiving with my fellow orphans—you know who you are). This year I made an apple pie, but decided to ditch my usual recipe and try a recipe from Martha Stewart. The recipe is pretty straight-forward (although I had underestimated the time commitment with the refrigeration involved), but instead of a traditional covered or lattice crust top, this recipe has a decorative top made of fluted circle cutouts.
A few tips:
- I probably over filled the pie, in hopes that it would shrink down, but as you can see in the photos below… it didn’t! The recipe calls for 4 lbs of apples—about 7 medium
sized apples, but you could probably do with 6. - Don’t forget to put the dabs of butter in before layering the top on!
- Keep an eye out for the crust browning too quickly— after the initial 25 minutes I had to tent the pie with foil to keep it from burning.
Here is the before:
and the after:
Secret Project!
Today’s a special day! I am featured on my friend Kate’s blog, Mi Piace Kate Design. Kate lives in San Francisco where she’s busy being a grad student. Her site is quite popular and has even been featured on Design Sponge. So even if you don’t want to see MY secret project, you should check out the rest of her blog. Be warned, you’ll probably be hungry afterwards!
