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Pies Tomorrow

November 23, 2009 — V-Lo

My sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew should be pulling in sometime in the next half hour.

Tonight I made spinach, pine nut, kalamata olive and cheese corn muffins.

I also made pumpkin bars for the family and to take to Amy at work tomorrow.

Tomorrow night is pie night, not for Thanksgiving dinner, I’ve assigned those out but orders for Baby Cakes.

Needless to say Thanksgiving day is turning into Thanksgiving family week. House full for the next five days starting within 30 minutes. Della will also be here starting tomorrow and her girls and dog starting Wednesday. (Oh, gotta pick up coffee, you think I go through coffee, you should see when the whole family is together, it pretty much brews all day.) I did manage to divide up the menu, including items for the nieces to do since they are now grown and working. However everyone will actually be here now so we will be jockeying for cooking space. Except for tomorrow that is, when I bake pies I’m actually selling and someone elses Thanksgiving meals are depending on them. It’s a good time cooking elbow to elbow with my sisters so I am excited. whooop, they are pulling in.

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p.u.d.c.mini

November 18, 2009 — V-Lo

I thought tonight after I got home from working at Reverie and walking the dogs in the wind storm I would try and make portable pineapple upside down cakes, or cupcakes if you will. You know, in my spare time.

However since it starts with melted butter and brown sugar and the fact that they are upside down it’s not like I could put them in paper cups. Also the pineapple rings are a tad bit bigger then the bottom of my large size muffin cups.

But try I did. I think they need work and I haven’t tasted them but it certainly was fun to try. Granted I usually make my pineapple upside down cake in a cast iron skillet and heat up the butter and sugar in the oven while I’m making the batter. But my first attempt I ended up making caramel from overheating the butter and sugar and once it started to cool was more like toffee. So the batter sat while I redid that portion, arranged the pineapple which works better to tear the ring and overlap it so the batter doesn’t seep below the pineapple.

I think I understand more the difficulties from making this classic into a mini and next time they will turn out better. But for now here is a quick peek.