This afternoon, Luke got hungry. So without any help from anyone else, he got out Michael's birthday pie (strawberry, of course). He then got out the pie server from the drawer, got out Amanda's can of soy whipped cream, added "just a little bit" as he says, and ate the last piece of pie.
It's hard to know what to do with this type of initiative. On the one hand, he was hungry and he solved the problem, quite elegantly and completely, with no help from anyone. He paid careful attention to the correct way to eat pie, down to the server and the whipped soy stuff, which he put back in the fridge when he was done. He cleared his dish when he was done.
On the other hand, I do kind of wish he would ask before doing things of this sort... I guess you can't win.
Strawberry Glace pie, from Better Homes and Gardens cookbook
Baked pie shell
8 cups berries
2/3 c water
2/3 c sugar
2 Tbsp corn starch
Wash and hull strawberries. Take out 1 cup berries, set the rest aside. Blend 1 cup berries with 2/3 cup water. Add enough water to make 1 1/2 cup liquid.
Mix sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Add berry liquid, stir and cook on medium heat until thick and bubbly. Then cook for 2 minutes more. Let cool without stirring for 10 minutes.
Put 1/3 cup glaze on bottom of pie shell. Add 1/2 berries, pour 1/2 remaining glaze over the top. Then add the rest of the berries and pour the remaining glaze over the top, trying to cover all of the berries. Let set in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.
It's hard to know what to do with this type of initiative. On the one hand, he was hungry and he solved the problem, quite elegantly and completely, with no help from anyone. He paid careful attention to the correct way to eat pie, down to the server and the whipped soy stuff, which he put back in the fridge when he was done. He cleared his dish when he was done.
On the other hand, I do kind of wish he would ask before doing things of this sort... I guess you can't win.
Strawberry Glace pie, from Better Homes and Gardens cookbook
Baked pie shell
8 cups berries
2/3 c water
2/3 c sugar
2 Tbsp corn starch
Wash and hull strawberries. Take out 1 cup berries, set the rest aside. Blend 1 cup berries with 2/3 cup water. Add enough water to make 1 1/2 cup liquid.
Mix sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Add berry liquid, stir and cook on medium heat until thick and bubbly. Then cook for 2 minutes more. Let cool without stirring for 10 minutes.
Put 1/3 cup glaze on bottom of pie shell. Add 1/2 berries, pour 1/2 remaining glaze over the top. Then add the rest of the berries and pour the remaining glaze over the top, trying to cover all of the berries. Let set in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.
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