A Story in Pictures: The Life of a Pie

This is Violet eating some chocolate-peanut butter pie filling. Here is the illustrious recipe for Creme de la Cream Pie.
First: make a crust.
It’s real simple but you need to  obey the rules. (cold butter, don’t touch with hands, don’t add too much water.)

1 1/4 cups flour.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter (not not not margarine or [...]

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Hmmm. (it sounds better with three “m’s”)

Violet may or may not have sucked toothpaste straight from the tube today. She also may or may not have spent the evening chewing on the rubber top of her baby tylenol bottle. You may or may not have noticed that I’m not prone to freaking out over baby-related stuff.
FYI: I now want Ticket To [...]

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I realize this probably doesn’t count as a blog, but…

Pearl’s Amazing and Guilt-Free Cinamon Rolls

make a batch of bread dough.
open a jar of apple butter
roll out the bread dough into a rectangle.
cover in plentiful amounts of apple butter.
roll up lengthwise.
cut with a sharp knife or floss.
it will be very messy
place in greased pan.
dump remaining apple butter over the top of the rolls.
bake.
eat plain or with [...]

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This is why you’re fat

It’s actually the name of a website. We visit it often. Here it is. Before you progress any further into this post, please click on the “here” link so you can get an idea of where I’m coming from.
AJ desperately wants to get something to submit to this website. I told him that if he [...]

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bread and the mystery thereof

This is for Amanda.
The recipe for the pizza crust was pretty basic. I’m almost pretty sure I remember it. I could go downstairs and get the recipe book, but….i’m upstairs, and i’m tired, and a little lazy, so.
Mix in a ceramic or glass bowl. Never metal. don’t ask me why.
1 package yeast
2 cups whole wheat [...]

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the beginning of an era

that would be the era of “Kids Eat Free.”
Seriously, we went to IHOP tonight and ordered a kiddie meal of chicken strips, fries, and apple slices FOR FREE. Violet didn’t eat a whole lot of it, but we were kind of counting on that, which is why we ordered something that sounded good to us. [...]

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not my problem

Violet just discovered that AJ has armpit hair and is very intent on investigating further.
here’s what I had for dinner…because you care.
1 slice wheat bread
1 slice potato bread
mayo (not…never miracle whip)
mustard
mashed avocado
tomato slices
lettuce
roast beef
bacon
salami
havarti
red onion
…compile….key word being pile.
there is no bad combination of quality meats, cheeses and vegetables on a sandwich.

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vintage treasures/old junk

why can’t thriftstores figure out that antique stores can charge a lot for something when it’s old, but thriftstore have to charge less for it because it’s old.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Mocha Shake
serves 2
3-4 bananas (if using frozen, do not add ice)
1 1/2 Cups ice
1 Tablespoon instant coffee dissolved in 1/4 cup water or 1/4 [...]

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new tooth, another celebrity look-alike, and a recipe link

in case you like surprises, don’t read the title–it gives away EVERYTHING!
So, first things first. Violet got her third tooth in last night while she slept soundly in her bed all the whole night through. I’ll take more of that, please! Last night at bathtime I checked for new teeth and there were none, but [...]

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I hate spiders

pretty much
so, yeah….
we spent the afternoon and evening working on our patio/buying supplies for said patio, so we had a marinara chicken sandwich for dinner. Easy squeezy.

cook breaded chicken tenders in oven till crispy.
slice white cheddar or mozzarella onto a hamburger bun
place chicken on hot bun.
cover with hot marinara or spaghetti sauce.
cover with top bun.
eat

I [...]

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