Just a Smidgen » Pies and Tarts https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Wild Huckleberry Pie for The Canadian Food Project https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/02/wild-huckleberry-pie/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/02/wild-huckleberry-pie/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:06:19 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15477 One day Katie and her friend went to pick so they could make a Wild Huckleberry Pie! ♥  ♥ Up the side of the mountain they hiked with their pails. Katie picked three huckleberries and put them in her pail. Along they went until they had picked just enough for two mouths pies, one for them […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/07/02/wild-huckleberry-pie/feed/ 54 At The Heart of Inspiration https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:01:43 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=13965 My poor cello was languishing in the corner of my studio for 6 months. All four strings were loose and hung limp off the pegs.. the listless bridge shifted as I tried to pull things back upright into position. One snapped D string later, I knew it was time to take my poor, neglected friend […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/feed/ 39 grace https://justasmidgen.com/2012/12/19/grace/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/12/19/grace/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:03:23 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=11356 grace “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” { Anne Lamott }   in loving memory of Philip John Carroll  1.28.60 ~ 12.14.12 ♥ wishing you all grace and peace this holiday season may […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/12/19/grace/feed/ 58 A Little White Lie for Sky-High or G-F Black-Bottom Pumpkin Pie https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/09/a-little-white-lie-for-sky-high-or-black-bottom-pumpkin-pie/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/09/a-little-white-lie-for-sky-high-or-black-bottom-pumpkin-pie/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:26:09 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=10850 Which one of these is a little white lie: 1. I’m still swimming, it gets easier every day. 2. I didn’t make either of these pies. 3. I made two pies and gave both of them away. 4. I made these pies, ate a slice of both and I swam an extra 50 laps to […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/09/a-little-white-lie-for-sky-high-or-black-bottom-pumpkin-pie/feed/ 96 Once in a { Blue Moon } Peach Pie and a Celebration of Stars https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/01/once-in-a-blue-moon-peach-pie-and-a-celebration-of-stars/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/01/once-in-a-blue-moon-peach-pie-and-a-celebration-of-stars/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:50:57 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=9320 CBC Radio One ran a program not too long ago on the subject of “Rejection Letters. One man being interviewed observed that he’d never received any Rejection Letters and commented that perhaps he hadn’t taken enough risks in his life.. did that mean he hadn’t accomplished all that was possible? That had me wondering.. have I taken […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/01/once-in-a-blue-moon-peach-pie-and-a-celebration-of-stars/feed/ 112 Wild Huckleberries for Smidge https://justasmidgen.com/2012/08/29/wild-huckleberries-for-smidge/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/08/29/wild-huckleberries-for-smidge/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:04:43 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=9263 One day Katie and her boyfriend Travis went to pick { Huckleberries } ♥  ♥ Up the side of the mountain they hiked with their pails. Katie picked three huckleberries and put them in her pail. “kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk” Along they went until they had picked just enough { Huckleberries } for two mouths pies, one […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/08/29/wild-huckleberries-for-smidge/feed/ 93 Bigger Isn’t Always Better.. https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/19/bigger-isnt-always-better/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/19/bigger-isnt-always-better/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:22:03 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=8197 there was a time when bigger was better to play music in your car required an 8-track and sound had to be amplified through a boom-box we were so excited… it was portable! (it came with 8 “C” Cell Batteries and an extension cord!) only successful people had one of the first cell phones.. it sat […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/19/bigger-isnt-always-better/feed/ 69 The Good Housewife’s No~Fail Pie Crust https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/28/the-good-housewifes-no-fail-pie-crust/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/28/the-good-housewifes-no-fail-pie-crust/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:04:23 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6476 I’d like to think we’ve come a long way… from this… or this.. (I think I have those shoes..oops) but I’ll admit… I did lay in bed this morning thinking… I thought you’d appreciate having a list of ways to keep your husband or boyfriend happy.. you could even print it out and put it […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/28/the-good-housewifes-no-fail-pie-crust/feed/ 78 “What’s in a name? That which we call a tart by any other name would taste as sweet…” W Shakespeare https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/25/whats-in-a-name-that-which-we-call-a-tart-by-any-other-name-would-taste-as-sweet-w-shakespeare/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/25/whats-in-a-name-that-which-we-call-a-tart-by-any-other-name-would-taste-as-sweet-w-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:15:41 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6383 Much Ado about Nothing, Act IV, Sc. I I never tempted her with tart too large, But, as a brother to his sister, show’d Bashful sincerity and comely love. Othello, Act II, Sc. III Tart, I love thee; But never more be officer of mine. Othello, Act III, Sc. III But, O, what damned tarts […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/25/whats-in-a-name-that-which-we-call-a-tart-by-any-other-name-would-taste-as-sweet-w-shakespeare/feed/ 59 Humble Pumpkin Pie Recipe https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/10/humble-pumpkin-pie/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/10/humble-pumpkin-pie/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:18:47 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=2804 “Oh, my goodness, your pie crust is amazing!” I lavishly complimented my fit, thin and beautiful girlfriend/hostess. “Well, thanks,” she grinned, “I just love making pies.” “What recipe did you use,” I naively asked, “ I’ve never had much luck with pie crusts.” “Oh, it’s ever so simple! I just used Crisco and a quick […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/10/humble-pumpkin-pie/feed/ 39 Double Rainbows and Sticky (Permanent Alizarin Crimson) Cherry Pie https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/26/double-rainbows-and-sticky-permanent-alizarin-crimson-cherry-pie/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/26/double-rainbows-and-sticky-permanent-alizarin-crimson-cherry-pie/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:45:42 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=1672   Mabel Lake Sticky Cherry Pie After incessant days of rainfall, the earth occasionally bestows upon us a rainbow. A few days ago, we were gifted with a double rainbow… a more than perfect luminescent arc that spanned from one side of the earth to the other. They were splendid double half moons of refracted […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/26/double-rainbows-and-sticky-permanent-alizarin-crimson-cherry-pie/feed/ 1 An Affair of the Tart ~ Macaroon Strawberry Tart https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/15/an-affair-of-the-tart/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/15/an-affair-of-the-tart/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:46:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=1406 Yes, I’ll admit it – I cheated on my “no sugar diet”.  In my defense, I really was quite cognizant of that fact that I was “cheating”… as I indulged in my petit tarte aux fraises. Lost in the moment, it really didn’t feel like deception! I was quite blissfully engaged in savoring the moment. […]

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