mess-free graham cracker crust

pie pan, 4 cup measuring cup, small glass with flat bottom

dump in 1 package graham crackers, smush with glass until powdery

1 1/2 cup crumbs
add 6 T melted butter, 1/3 C sugar

mix into sand, squish in pie pan, bake at 375 for 7 min

let cool and fill with deliciousness

in this case-vanilla pudding with some cranberry applesauce mixed in.

linking up to 33 shades of green's tasty tuesday!

belated thanksgiving

thanksgiving in maine is being thankful for family, solar hot water making the living room 80 degrees in the beginning of winter, and the fact that the generator didnt kick on during dinner.  but the posting issue lies in the access to sketchy satellite internet.  so late post.  sorry bunnies.

but here are some of the tasties we snarfed down

le tableau

free-range organic hippy dippy turkey, all trussed up professional-like by a doctor

mid-plating

click to enlarge any of the following: baked squash, broiled maple sweet potatoes, stuffing, lemon parm green beans, sauerkraut [traditional czech style], cottage cheese rolls, dumpling, honey mustard brussel sprouts, 7 fruit salad, and the spread.  with gravy

my plate! and yes we also had rice.  im asian.  its tradition.

and last but certainly not least...

PIE!  chocolate pecan, mixed berry, apple, grape, and pumpkin

pie!

or so it appears to the naked eye...

a super close up of the delicious cinnamony gingery apple filling and crumble top.  some 3 pounds out of the 12+ roommate's girlfriend brought us

foods i have eaten lately

patriotic deviled eggs [not made by me]

saffron cake [not made by me]

1950's green stuff [not made by me]

raspberry lemon meringue pie [i made the crust and helped with assembly]

pie and resewing

so as of somewhere around noon on saturday i will be officially done with my first semester of grad school!  this calls for celebration and ..the rest of the department agrees.  mostly cos theyre done too.  so there's a party!  and i baked an apple pie!

hopefully its good..

but atleast its seasonal and cute!

i also resized an old flannel shirt of my grandfather's in chicsteals style.  but i also had the benefit of a b oleyar curve thinger my mom bought ages ago for pattern making.  i dont have a vcr to watch the "how to" but its pretty self explanatory for refitting.  i used the curve that reads "front arm half".  in future sewing i may just cut the sleeves off and go from there instead of the whole seam ripping bull shit.  but until then, i have a tunic made from my poppa's shirt!

this was one of my first savers purchases...last summer.  probably the best thrift store ever-clean, well organized by both size and color, spacious, well lit, and did i mention clean?  you dont get that "oh gawd now i have lice and bedbugs and its dark and dingy so i cant really see what im holding right now but it feels like polyester" feeling.  anywho.  the purchase [among others] was a size 18 target skirt.  i assumed i could somehow resize the waistband for wearing. 

welp i finally got around to sewing it.  i ripped off the waistband entirely, removed the zipper and lining, sewed up the side again, and just added elastic.  simple.  and it still has the nice flowy pleats and took about an hour once i got down to it.  6 months later.  meehhh.

i made my 2nd savers run last week and introduced some friends to the best thrift store ever.  3 hours later...they are fully converted.  and an hour after returning home i already had all my new purchases in the washer, including this oversized sweater

• sweater: all american comfort [thrifted]
• sparkly seamed leggings: charlotte russe

sparkly leggings cos... i already set aside my regular black leggings to pack!  for florida!  on monday!  assuming it doesnt snow!  gak.  and yes the next outfit i wore a black shirt with brown pants.  and black and brown belts as well.  naysayers be damned.  

• scarf: h&m
• shirt: kohls
• dress: h&m
• belts: charlotte russe
• corduroys: gap
• blue suede shoes [booties]: zara

death row meal

inspired by several articles about famous chef's last meals

• green bean tempura with black truffle aioli
• from: sushi samba nyc
• image from here

• baked mac and cheese
• from: rira irish pub portland
• image from here [not on rira's menu anymore]

• fettuccine alfredo
• from: olive garden [sigh. lame i know]
• image from here

• belgian lambic [raspberry beer]
• from: natural living center bangor maine [im sure other places stock it, but i used to buy from here]
• image from here

• french silk pie [lovingly called salmonella pie]
• from: homemade
• recipe via: allrecipes.com
• image from here

but since im not planning on dying or killing anyone in a state with the death penalty.. i suppose ill go eat a salad. LAME.

pies!

family tradition dictates more homemade pies than people. unfortunatly since pies only came from once source we were lacking a bit. but we certainly put a christmas day hurting on those that were present.

from top: cranberry raspberry, pecan [pronounced pi-cahn not pee-kaan], and apple

mmmmm gooey cranraspberry goodness

i can't bring myself to make a pecan pie. what with a cup of corn syrup... but ill definitely eat my share of someone else's pie.
apple made with golden delicious

the sad remainders of the cranrasp which were finished today. turns out cranberry raspberry pie goes very well on top of homemade lemon bars.

squirrel pie and a work outfit

actually apple pie. but lattices are too much fucking work. cookie cutters work just as well.

squirrely closeup

plus then you can make cinnamon sugar pie crust numnums.

• sweater: erge [ideeli sale]
• black dress: american apparel
• black tank top: kenneth cole
• tights: macys
• shoes: chinese laundry [dsw]

frankly, the sweater was quite frikkin odd. cowl-neck back with a not hood type collar thing. very comfy though, made entirely of bamboo cotton. ill probably sew the collar into a hood for more practical wear. all day the collar kept falling off since it didnt really have any shape... and obviously i couldnt zip it up all the way over my face or as a huge turtleneck as the cowl back then looked like i had fallen through a barbed wire fence. not so great look in fact.