Hi everyone. I hope you all had a fun time at the beach. Sean and I certainly did. Now we're back in Indiana without much to do again. I am in process of applying for a job. I waiting to hear back from the HR dept. at the hospital to talk to them about openings. There is a woman in our ward that is a nursing supervisor at the hospital. She and I talked and she said she would email a couple of people about openings. I would really like to avoid working nights but that may or may not happen. I am wanting to probably work in ICU, they have a great nurse to patient ratio and Eva (the lady from my ward) said the people who work there are really cool. So hopefully I'll get the ball rolling and start working again.
Amber and Carl, I hope your move goes smoothly in the next coming weeks. Sorry we can't be there to help you guys. If you haven't decided about a moving truck yet, look into Penske. They were the cheapest we could find and the trucks are always in good repair. I would recommend them.
Mom I enjoyed your post about Aunt Fran and Uncle George. How old are they now? Hopefully the Cains can make it to a few more reunions in the future. I'm sure our family will grow to the point of holding our own reunions.
Before I close I would like to toot my own horn for a minute. Since Sean and I have been married I have tried to perfect the art of pie making (Sean loves pie). I have made some pretty good tasting ones, but none of them have been, should I say, good looking pies. The trickiest part of pie making is the crust, at least it is for me. Transferring the rolled out pie dough to the pie pan is next to impossible. It always breaks apart and I never leave enough over-hang to make a nice decorative edge. However, yesterday I conquered the pie crust! I figured out a system to transfer my dough to the pie pan without destroying its integrity. The result was a delicious peach pie that was aesthetically pleasing to the eye. I was so proud of myself. Now, it certainly was not the greatest looking pie, but compared to my other attempts it was glorious. I'll be sure to post the pictures we took of it.
Well that's all for now. Hope to hear from you all soon.
Love,
Lauren
3 comments:
Lauren,
Your pie looks great to me. Carl is the pie maker in our home and it's given me the excuse not to attempt making a pie crust. I've tried a very few times but it never worked. Carl too has perfected his own system. Hope all works out on the employment end (I'm sure it will).
Carl wants to know if that is really the same pie? He noticed that the crust is slightly higher in elevation in the before picture and the finished pie has "vents" on the top. Is that a Mrs. Smith's box in the background?
Your pie looks great Lauren. Don't be too hard on yourself. Pie making is an art. I learned some tips from my Great Grandma Kopshina, a master pie maker.
First: make sure water you add to mix is icy cold. Mix in until flour and shortening are moistened.
Don't over handle crust.
Roll crust between two sheets of wax paper. Take off top sheet when done put it over pie plate and let crust drop into plate as you pull it gently from wax paper. If you have rolled crust big enough you will have some to crimp around edges.
When I baked my own crust I used this method. It works.
In the picture you look like a natural. When we come and visit I look forward to tasting one of your pies.
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