Busy Day In The Kitchen Today
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I have a busy cooking day planned. I’m going to try my hand at making pie crust from scratch! And then I’m going to bake some apple pies. I’m also going to make a huge batch of Pesto to freeze with the last of our basil before winter sets in.
If my pie crusts turn out well, I’ll share the recipe here. I’m working on compiling a list of simple basic frugal recipes. My goal one day is to make everything from scratch, not only to avoid paying the premium for convenience foods but also to improve my health. There’s so much bad food and so many bad chemicals out there, I want to return to the simpler days when everything was home cooked and delicious and didn’t slowly kill you.
I’m also working on compiling a list of 101 ways to save money on groceries, hopefully it will be up by the end of next week. Stay tuned (or subscribe! please subscribe!) so you don’t miss it.
October 5th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Amen to moving toward food that doesn’t “slowly kill” you. It’s a bit of work in the beginning, but once it becomes routine (like it was for our grandmothers) than it’s not that bad.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Em I’m glad someone else feels the same!
October 10th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
and did the pie crust turn out well??
October 10th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It tasted good, but it stuck quite a bit to the counter! I’ll have to work on it… any ideas? Should I chill the dough longer do you think (I did about 1/2 hour). I used plenty of flower on the rolling pin and the counter
October 10th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I’ve never had it stick to the counter. Is it a granite counter?
I’ve never chilled the dough either…. hmmmm
Use COLD water if you use water in the mix.
Or COLD milk.
I’d just say that there wasn’t enough flour on the counter.
When rolling, you might have hit a spot that didn’t have enough
flour on it.
Actually, I usually do mine on a flexible plastic type cutting board - just for easier clean up later.
If you are worried about wasting the flour, use it later for gravy or similar.
October 10th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Its a butcher block. It may have been the recipe, there was a lot of shortening in it and that is some sticky stuff!!