Simple Simon

The idea of ‘how clean is your house’ has been making the rounds on the sites, and Deanne commented that her house is her playpen - clean but not neat. Beth’s is her castle - tidy, but not overly clean. My house is my lab - always in a state of disarray. It’s not that I don’t clean, it’s that a clean room invites some sort of project to take place.

Case in point. Beth, Tara and Tim stopped by for a bit this afternoon and the house was in semi-disaster mode. After they left, I spent some dedicated time doing house work. All the snowmen stuff came down, I dusted a bit, put away stuff in the living room and dining room, and tackled the kitchen counters. You may have remembered from the colander post that I had some apples sitting on the counter. I stupidly bought a bag that had bruises on every single apple. They sat on the counter for over a week because I couldn’t bear just throwing them away. So….. after the kitchen was clean and shiny…..

(Don’t fret - I cut off the yucky parts.)

So, lids on and in the freezer. WAY more work than I thought it would be, and the kitchen is a disaster again. But, I made six tiny little pies and stashed them in the freezer. Today after church, I baked up:

I love you, tiny pie in a jar! I’m a crust lover, so this has the perfect crust-to-filling ratio for me. With a bit more tinkering and some other fruit fillings, we may be able to eat a different kind of pie each day! It will be good to cook something else in that oven when I’m baking bread.

UPDATE: For Deanne (I wish I had a giant quarter, because that would be so funny!):

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