Sunday, October 25, 2009

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~

15 comments:

  1. YUM!!! Okay, you are making these for me next month right??

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  2. You got it little sista! They are seriously sooooooooooooooo good.....I really do think I may have gaine 500 lbs though.......

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  3. These mini pie's look very tasty,so cute too.
    Love the dish there sitting on too.
    Gracie

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  4. Thanks so much Gracie!

    They are sooooo good.... and perfect personal size. It was such fun!

    The dish they are on is from Princess House. I love it. If you are interested in one let me know...

    I'm so going back for more of that cherry pie filling.......that sales boy sure knew what he was talking about. and I promised Hunk some when he gets home anyway....so there is my excuse....I mean reason!

    And thank you so much for leaving a comment AND following my blog! They both make me jump for joy......if you saw my Vail, CO post, you might know that is a scary and fun thought all at the same time.......LOL

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  5. I still love ya!
    I'm gonna make these as soon as I get to the gas station and grab me one of those pie crust cutters.
    I love cherry pie!!!

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  6. Thanks for bringing me some of these little pies. They were fantastic!

    Perfect taste. William Sonoma, huh? I'm going there.

    Twisted Fencepost, can you pick me up a pie cutter while you are at the gas station getting yours? :)

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  7. TF- Thanks for the love... smarty pants! You made me laugh out loud so hard... In fact I'm still laughing as I type this.
    I'm glad I could assist you in where to get your free pie crust cutter. It really worked well. Be sure to get the really thick plastic lid not the thin flimsy one..

    Just trying to help you out...

    us2james- You are welcome! I'm glad you liked them!
    TF is a sweetie, I'm sure she will help you out, if not I'll get you one on my next trip out..lol

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  8. yummy yummy !!
    I love cherries ! and the leaves are perfect !

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  9. ♥ THose are so cute!!! Great idea and I love the tiny little leaf cutters. Have you ever made mini cherry cheese cups? So fun! I don't know what it is about "mini" that make things better! :)

    http://areyouseriousrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/05/cherry-cheese-cups.html

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  10. Awwww i love days like that. The guy has been here working on our house for a week. On Friday he said, "You really like to cook don't u?" He said "your husband is pretty lucky because most of our wives are trying to figure out how to get OUT of cooking at al times.

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  11. thanks!! I wish I could serve one to each of you!!!

    I love the leaves too. I was so excited about them..... it's the little things really..... ;)

    serious- I've never made mini cherry cheese cups......YUMMY...I'm going to have to look at your recipe and try them!. I know mini is just fun!

    Mickey- that is a crack up. Your hubby is lucky to have you...but he must know this!

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  12. Oh what great memories you are making with the girls. They might forget how good the things tasted, but they won't forget the fun of making them with you. Definitely a five-star mom!

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  13. NC- you are going to make me cry! You are so sweet. Thank you so much for the compliment. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being momma, I couldn't have received a bigger compliment than the one you gave me.
    (((((hugs))))

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  14. I'm just getting around to reading all your blogs and I just touched on a few for now.... :) I really like the cherry pie baking with the girls. How sweet. It'll make for a wonderful scrapbook later.... darling!
    and.... yummy little pies!!!

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