SINGLE SERVING SIZE~ MINI CHERRY PIES ~

Yes........yes that is a lid to a soda that I got from the little gas station here in town...

You all know that I IMPROVISE.... I needed a bigger circle cutter than I had, and that lid was the perfect size.....

I could have driven 45 minutes ONE WAY into town in search of the perfect size cookie cutter, but ......ya, that wasn't going to happen today.....


Spray the pan with PAM........important, very very important.....

I bought these little "leaf and acorn cutters" at William Sonoma the other day.... LOVE THEM!

They were punching leaves like there was 5 million pies to decorate........

Look it's a martian!

Such a lovely shot of my blue lid "Pie shell cutter".........

I'm soooooooo embarrased........ kind of...

Do you still love me? Even with my oakie rigged circle cutter?

Put the pie crust circles in the cupcake pan..........poke holes with a fork......

don't be afraid, stab them good.....

This pie filling is also from William Sonoma.

I went in the other day looking for a pumpkin cookie cutter..... they didn't have one by the way....... but the SALESman showed me lots and lots of other things I might like......no that I NEEDED......

This pie filling was one of them. He informed me that it is better than Marie Calendars, better than anything I could get at Costco. In fact he said it is the best cherry pie filling he has ever had in his entire life..... and he looked to be at least 20 year old...... so this meant a lot.....
I had to have it..... I instantly grabbed a jar to try......

I wish he would have told me about a circle cookie cutter..... sighhhhh

When we left the store my 16 year old rugrat son said....."Wow, he saw you coming. He worked his sales skills on you. We went here for a pumpkin cookie cutter and you came out with everything else except that!"

I replied....... "Shame on you!....... he did not.... I WANTED and pretty much NEEDED all this stuff, he was just being nice and helping me out"

It's my story, I can tell it how I want to......

By the way......the left over cherry pie filling that was left in the jar......was delicious cold..

At least that is what I heard....... I would never take the spoon and scoop it out of the jar straight into my mouth....that is so beneath me...

But......if I would have done that then I could tell you that..... it was in fact the very best cherry pie filling I've ever had......

See he was just helping me out........he wasn't trying to sell me stuff I didn't need......

Little Miss Rugrat decorating the mini pies with the leaves and acorns they cut out of the pie crust...

So fun!!!

TADA!

It went a tad long in the oven........but the phone rang......... and well, I don't know how to run out of things to say........and I forgot to set the timer on the oven.....

I did run........didn't know I could still do that......to the kitchen and whip open the oven as if there was a blazing fire in there because I was afraid I had burnt cherry pies......

The way I see it......that little sprint burnt off at least enough calories for an extra leaf or acorn on my mini pie......

Aren't they B-E-A-UTIFUL?

I sent a text photo of these to Hunk, who is in Idaho hunting........ I just wanted to make sure he knew what he was missin'......

I told him that's what happens when he goes out of town......he misses out....You snooze you lose buddy.......sucks to be you........ better luck next time.........

OKAY...the truth is... I told him that I miss him and I love him and I am going to make more special just for him, when he comes home......so now he knows where he stands......You have to keep them in line..... I'm just mean like that....

On another note........ I think I gained 500 pounds from all the baking today.........that or my pants shrunk......ya, I'm running with that one.......

Ciao Bellas~