Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Without a family, one seldom thinks long term
The pie above is obviously not baked but will be frozen for the ‘event’. That’s something really nice about Apple Pies, they often taste much better cooked after they have been frozen.
This ones for you Kris! Here’s the recipe.
Dad
I was never a real fan of ‘apples’. Apples tasted liked sweet and slightly flavored styrofoam to me. As for apple pies, I found so many to be too much apple and not enough of everything else. Crunchy apple pies with poorly baked apples seemed to be the rule… they never seemed to be right …. until now!
Of course, starting off with the perfect apples is always a key… and not just any apples … but those especially good in baking! As I have discussed in my blog… we have this wonderful ‘See Canyon’ Apple tree that never fails to produce tons and tons of great apples for baking! I have pictured some of them above… the only thing I did to them is buff them up a bit on my cotton shirt…but they are as wondrous as they appear!
We do prepare our recipe very differently than what you are accustomed to reading… but then, that is why I now love apple pie!
Roger freberg
I believe in the ‘perpetual learner.’ This is the concept that we are forever students… willingly taking in new ideas and experiences and hopefully understanding a bit more of our world. Yep. I learned a lot this weekend.
My mother aka Grandma Char had a fun family gathering this weekend and although I was told I wouldn’t have to cook… here I am running the BBQ! It was only afterwards that my nephew and his bud confesses to being BBQ masters! Hmmm… I was played. Laura and Karen brought Carrot Cake, Apple Pie and Ice Cream and my sister Jennifer donated all the meat and sausage It was wonderful!
One small problem… Laura was kind enough to run home and grab some of my cutting tools… in particular a Cutco brand knife of which I am becoming very fond.
Karen and I posted all of the pictures on Facebook… they’re public.
Roger Freberg
Earlier this summer, Kristin and Karen went to Beijing…. part business but all fun!
I found that both their mother and I enjoyed listening to the experience and the occasional phone call while they were in China.
Here are a few links to their fun times:
Day 1
forbidden city
( Gu Gong )
Day 2
Great Wall
Ming tombs
Day 3 & 4
my Presentation!
Vietnamese Dining
Temple of Heaven
Day 5
Beijing Capital Museum
Day 6
Peking Duck!
The Olympics starts on Friday! Good Luck to everyone!
Roger Freberg
Check out Laura’s Recipe for sweet and sour pork!
My See Canyon Apple Pie Recipe!
Thanks Laura… it was special.
Roger