Saturday, September 22

Fall Pumpkin Patch

6x6 o/b The air is crisp, the colors of foliage changing, and the pumpkins are soon to be picked!


Friday, September 21

Blackberry Cream Pie

6x6 o/b Blackberry Cream Pie

Ingredients: pastry for 9" one crust pie. 4cups blackberries fresh if you can. 2 eggs lightly beaten. 1/3 cup sugar. 4 T all purpose flour. 1/4 tsp salt. 1 tsp vanilla. 1 cup heavy cream.

Directions: preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare piecrust pastry and line pie plate.Place blackberries in unbaked pastry shell. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients and pour over the blackberries. Bake for approxmimately 30 to 40 minutes or until the crust is nicely browned and filling is set. Cool and serve with whip cream! mmmmmmmmm!!

Thursday, September 20

Lemon Meringue Pie

6x6 o/b Ingredients : 1 cup white sugar, 2T all purpose flour, 3 T cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 1/2cups water.
2 lemons, juiced and zested, 2T butter, 4 egg yolks, beaten.
1 9" pie crust, baked, 4 egg whites 6 T sugar. 350 oven preheated.
Lemon Filling: in a med sauce pan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest.Cook over med high heat stirring frequently until mixture comes to a boil.Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2cup hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, continue to whip until until stiff peaks for. Spread over oie and and gook for 10n minutes till golden. Delicious!!

Wednesday, September 19

Colorful Rooster

9x12 O/B SOLD

Just felt like getting into the paint and "mixing it up" this morning after the egg and plum paintings! Roosters are fun and they have a personality that seems to unfold as I paint them.
See you tomorrow!! XO Susan