Bread and Butter Pickles..........

Our cucumbers did so well this year that we had enough to make dills and bread and butter pickles. I found a good recipe on SimpleRecipies.com. This was my first time trying to make pickles. We ended making 2 batches.

Sunday Dessert.....

So I stole a piece right after these pictures were taken.......I made it so I deserve to test it out...lol.

This is a Rhubarb Apple&Pear crumble pie with flaky cream cheese crust. We had some leftover rhubarb from last weekend that needed to get put to good use.

Here is the recipe

CRUST

1 cup flour

8oz cream cheese

1 1/2 stick unsalted butter

dash of salt

mix in a food processor until it makes a ball

chill ball in plastic wrap for an hour or a day until ready to use

TOPPING

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 stick unsalted butter

dash of cinnamon

1/4 cup rolled oats

mix in food processor until it makes pea sized balls, leave in processor and cool in fridge for 30 minutes

FILLING

2 stick of rhubarb(small 1/2" pieces)

1 large apple(small 1/2" pieces)

1 large pear(small 1/2" pieces)

2 tbs lemon juice

1 tbs cinnamon

1 tbs corn starch

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2-3/4 cup white sugar to taste (plus a dash for after)

1/2 cup water

mix in large bowl

heat on stove top or microwave until apples, pears and rhubarb are tender and sauce it bubbly

cool mix off in fridge for 30 minutes

heat oven to 410

roll out bottom crust and place in pie pan

fill with cooled filling

sprinkle topping evenly over the top.

Bake at 410 for 20 minutes until the crust is lightly browned and crisp

remove and let cool, sprinkle lightly to dust with white sugar.

Enjoy!

Sketch up!

Over the last few years I've learned several different programs, CAD, Sketch-up, Illustrator, Photoshop and the list goes on. But the one I like the best is Sketch Up! If you like woodworking you'll like it even more! I like making stuff that is usable and cost efficient. Why but a $3000 deck, dresser, cabinet.....when I can Sketch it and build it. I can fit it in if it's something I really want or need. Our desk is the prime example! We needed a desk, I found one I liked built it in sketch-up, used my plans and built it myself. Turned out great! I learned a-lot and made a few mistakes but now I know!

Here are a few of the plans I've been working on lately.

Classic Tall Dresser based on a picture I found on-line

Desktop Hutch

Wall Organizer

Other miscellaneous projects