
today is d.'s birthday. the highlights? a new guitar strap. a song, with a girl on the piano and a boy on the cello. a science experiment (of sorts) on the driveway. and pecan pie. he loves pecan pie. i love to make pecan pie. we're a good team that way.
my dad made a really superb pecan pie, and i followed his recipe for years after he passed away. but my dad's pecan pie had corn syrup in it, and i'd really rather cook without corn syrup whenever possible. so a few years ago i started looking for an alternative, and i've been making this one ever since. it's the new family standard. and i use this pie crust recipe, only i use an entire recipe (we like the crust.) for a single crust pie.
(and the secret to a super flakey all-butter pie crust - aside from using less water rather than more - is to keep the dry ingredients in the freezer for 24 hours before making the crust. works like a charm.)




:)
i'm totally trying the pie crust thing. thanks.
Posted by: erin | Sunday, 15 November 2009 at 10:44 AM
Where did you find the ends for the guitar strap? I've needed to make my son a ukulele strap for months now (so he can wear it like a guitar - he's only two) and need to find some hardware for it.
Posted by: Tonya | Sunday, 15 November 2009 at 11:36 AM
Thank you for the pie recipe. I love pecans and I've thought of making a pecan so many times, but then I start perusing recipes and see corn syrup again and again and think...oh...maybe some other time.
Posted by: chez danisse | Sunday, 15 November 2009 at 02:15 PM
our men share a birthday, and my man also got a guitar strap this year - though not a rocking fabric one like that! nope, a camo one from the local music store. but maybe now that i know how long he needs his strap to be, i'll make a quilted one. i'm with tanya - where did you get the ends?
Posted by: molly | Monday, 23 November 2009 at 09:34 PM