Hi, Vision! Just a beautiful Spring day here. The live oak leaves are finally done falling, so I’ve had lots of work in our yard and other people’s yard bagging them up. Massive amount of leaves!
Other than that, all’s well here.
How about you? Did you have a good week? Any new recipes?
You can’t believe this, but the other evening I made my first homemade apple pie (well, I cheated on the crust and bought the Pillsbury pre-made kind in the grocery cooler). I had a bunch of apples that were getting old, so I cut them up, soaked them in lemon juice then drained it, added some nutmeg, cinnamon, and a little bit of flour, butter and salt, and baked it for an hour or so. BAM! It was excellent.
Apple pie. Nice. Never made it either. What's the lemon juice do? Brighten the flavors?
My father makes a good one. One thing I think is a critical touch is to have sweetness in the dough. Make the dough sweet enough to eat on its own. You can probably dress them up too. Like adding bourbon or balsamic vinegar.
This week was simply a pork shoulder to 185f with a pan sauce. Love it.