So, about two weeks ago, I had a day off, and I decided I would carve a Jack-O-Lantern for October. I drove out to the nearest pumpkin farm. (You know you live in the middle of nowhere when the nearest pumpkin farm means driving 5 minutes.) I bought the biggest, roundest, and orangest (not a word) pumpkin I could get with my saved up change. I brought it home and started cutting away. When I got all the gross gooey guts out, I decided why not make a pumpkin pie out of the pumpkin I get off the edges. I know you’re suppose to buy a different kind of pumpkin for pie, and you’re suppose to use the actual pumpkin and not just the scrapings you get off the edge, but I was feeling daring. After sorting the extra pumpkin into a bowl, picking out extra seeds, adding some water, steaming in the microwave, and pureeing, I finally had some pumpkin puree. I took the extra seeds, covered them with butter and salt, and roasted them in the oven. I then made homemade crust, and mixed up the pumpkin pie filling using my puree. I then realized that I didn’t own a pie pan. After a trip to Wal-Mart, my pie went into the oven. After about 50 minutes of baking, I had a pumpkin pie. Even though it wasn’t the most conventional directions, it ended up tasting good.
I also ended up finishing carving my pumpkin. I made an “Imagine” design based off the Bluecoat’s 2009 DCI show because each year DCI has a pumpkin carving contest. Here’s the video from their show:
2009 - Bluecoats - IMAGINE
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Bertolli –
This is going to sound like a commercial, but I just love Bertolli skillet meals! My favorite part about them is it makes me feel like a gourmet chef (I have no cooking skill whatsoever). What other time can I say I made “Chicken Florentine and Farfalle”? All you do is put the meal in a pan on medium on your stove for 10 minutes, and stir occasionally. The sauce is in frozen chunks in the mix, so it melts as the meal cooks. It’s pretty cool. In case you’re not hungry enough already, here’s their real commercial:
After my pumpkin pie accomplishments, I decided to make an apple pie last week. First I went to the local orchard, Blevins, and picked my own apples. After bringing the apples home and washing them, I realized that peeling, coring, and slicing these apples was going to be a pain in the butt. I decided to purchase an apple peeler. Good decision! This is the coolest old machine I have ever seen. You just stab your apple onto this fork thing, and turn the knob. It slices, cores, and peels an apple in less than 10 seconds. (Picture included) After making pie crust, mixing the spices with the apples, and filling the pie pan I bought for the pumpkin pie, it made its way into the oven. My apple pie turned out better then my pumpkin pie. My favorite thing to do is to top a slice of apple pie with two scoops of ice cream, whipped cream, and caramel sauce. I’m probably going to die young of overly clogged arteries, but it’s totally worth it.
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