Friday, December 19, 2008

Mmmmmm..... Pies!


My father is so hard to shop for for Christmas. The stuff he wants is "big ticket" kinda stuff and well, Pete and I don't have that kind of cash. After thinking and thinking about what I can get him for Christmas, I remembered how much he likes pie. Homemade pie. Fruit pies. Well, my mom doesn't really cook or bake all that much so the pies my father gets are usually from the Wal-Mart bakery (yuck). Sooo.... I decided the best gift I could give him was four homemade pies!
From left to right:
I made an apple pie (using Macoun apples -- what a great flavor!), a pecan pie, a cherry/blueberry pie (that boiled out while baking; it was mess central!), and a pumpkin pie (custard style. Passed down from Pete's grandmother). These babies are all wrapped (Saran that is!) and have been put away in the freezer. I'm going to give them (frozen) to Pop for Christmas.

What a wonderful way to spend my snow day today!!

3 comments:

Serena said...

That is a fantastic idea. O goodness, my dad is the same way with the big ticket items or the hard-to-find railroad buff items. O my...those pies look delicious..I would love to dig into those.

Lady Blogger said...

I'm hoping they're good! I've made the apple many times; the other three were new recipes. I'll let you know! :)

Anna said...

That's a great gift! And the most important thing is that they were made with love!