A Thanksgiving tradition

Joan is hosting the Charming Girls Quilt Club for the month of October and she has a special giveaway! Since Joan lives in Canada and has just celebrated Thanksgiving there she has asked us to post a favorite Thanksgiving recipe.
Here is what I have been making for quite a few years now - Pumpkin Streusel Pie from a recipe that I found in Sunset magazine.
I just happened to have a picture of one of the pies I have made. I didn't take the time to make the leaves around the edge of this one but I have done that before. I realize that I don't make pretty pies - yet.



Pumpkin Streusel Pie

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
2 large eggs, beaten to blend
10-inch pie pastry for a single-crust pie.

walnut streusel
1/2 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preparation
In a bowl, combine all ingredients and mix until crumbly


Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and ginger. Add pumpkin, milk, and eggs; whisk until well blended.

2. Pour mixture into unbaked 10-inch pie pastry in pan. Sprinkle walnut streusel evenly over filling.

3. Bake on the bottom rack until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes.

4. Set on a rack until cool to touch, about 2 hours. Cut into wedges.


If you want to see a PRETTY picture of this pie go here and let me know if you make this pie!

Praise - I praise God for my hubby, for all that he does for this family, for me, that he is a strong, healthy, Godly man.

Prayers - also for my hubby, that he would stay focused on God, always desiring to do what pleases Him above everything else. I pray for his health and also for the decisions that he needs to make in regards to employment.

Just sayin'

THIS IS NOT A DIET FOOD!

You know, in case you couldn't figure that out for yourself. It is however very good. Satisfies the desire for a chocolate chip cookie in a more elegant way. It is a Toll House Pie. You probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen right now. It is the easiest pie to throw together and takes an hour to bake. It is even suggested that you eat it warm - so very little waiting. I got the image online and you can get the recipe here. The ancient recipe I had in my file was a little bit different - 1 cup of MELTED butter. It looked just like this though when it was cut. If you are on a diet you may want to avoid this at all costs.

I wanted to show you that I am not the only crafty one in this house. My son has been making things out of duct tape for quite a few years now. I recently came across directions online here for a duct tape rose that I passed along to him. He was pretty excited to get started on it but had to go to WM to get some red duct tape first. About 15 minutes after he got home this is what he had accomplished.

It was kind of difficult to photograph (well for me anyways). He presented it to his girlfriend last night, part of her birthday present.

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If you go over to Lissa's blog you can enter for a SELVAGE giveaway! Do you love selvages? I sure do and I always have. I remember admiring them when I was a girl and my mother was sewing.

Praise - although some of you think it should be spring the calendar says it is still winter and I am so grateful for the snowstorms we have gotten the last few days. It is just so beautiful! Today the sun is shining and the snow just sparkles!

Prayer - continued prayers that we would be patient while God brings the buyer for our house.

4th of July

well maybe when this gets posted it will say the 5th of July. I just realized how late it really is. The fireworks show was great!

Here is my patriotic picture for today:




Homemade Cherry Pie! This is the first time that I have made cherry pie. Those are little stars cut in the crust. I used a recipe from allrecipes.com and I was pretty pleased with it. Gauging by the amount of little green cherries on the tree in the front yard I should be making these about once a month.

I did get some time in my sewing room today (with a big fan in the doorway). I got my apron pattern traced (which is all I was hoping for today) and then got the apron fabric cut out! BONUS! Then I started working on my tote bag and made pretty good progress on that. At that point my guests were in and out so I left my sewing for another day. Maybe Saturday. My guests are going to a farmer's market in the morning so I think that I will work on the tote while they are gone.

A big THANKFUL praise to God tonight. He spared us from what could have been a terrible boating accident. I don't even know what else to say about it. It was a total gift that He gave us.