Thanksgiving

Pumpkin pie fail?

Well.. I think I failed at trying a new pumpkin pie recipe.

You see, I wanted to try a pumpkin pie recipe before Thanksgiving and this guy from my church gave me a bunch of cooking pumpkins-woo! The problem is that the recipe I tried called for canned pumpkin and homemade evaporated milk. I used “real” pumpkin and attempted to make homemade evaporated milk but kind of failed.

So it all started off well.Cute little cooking pumpkin. Cut openSeeds scooped outReady to microwave for 20 minutes

 Pie crust made

Then the pumpkin came out of the microwave and was stringy.

Then homemade evaporated milk just wasn’t working.

Then I think the recipe called for too much cinnamon because everything seemed so brown after I added it.

I decided to just bake the pie anyways. It was just a test.

Ready for this silliness/fail?!

 Yeah. I don’t know! It actually tasted pretty good, but it looks so WEIRD!

So yeah, that was my pumpkin pie fail. I was kind of sad because when I made this I didn’t have too much school work to do that day so I was all excited to have time to bake for once. I guess my skills were a bit rusty and I feel like it was a waste of time but at least I know not to make that recipe for Thanksgiving!

Have you ever had a baking/cooking FAIL?!

Giving thanks for food

I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; 
   I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7:17

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I love that Bible verse! Yesterday I was reading my church’s weekly newsletter and my preacher wrote about how we should give thanks every single day instead of just 1 day a year (Thanksgiving). As I was reading the newsletter, I was sitting in my cozy kitchen surrounded by my family, enjoying a warm bowl of soup. So, I decided to make this post a foodie post cause I’m pretty thankful for all the meals/food/drinks I get to enjoy on a daily basis! So … without further ado: Split pea soup in a duck bowl? Cool cool. My mama’s homemade meatballs!Luna bar while heading to classCinnamon apple muffin with a granola toppingLentil soupBurnt eggplant, spinach, and snap peasScrambled eggsSliced red pepperHot chocolateGingerbread spice tea (I have to add tons of sugar to this because the flavor is so strong! I really want to find the Sugar Cookie flavor & Candy Cane Lane but I can’t seem to find them in stores.)Chicken stir fry

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I don’t often realize it, but food is a big part of each day because you need to eat at least 3 meals a day. I really take for granted the fact that I have access to fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, an oven, refrigerator, clean water, etc. I just wanted to post this to remind myself how blessed I really am. God is good 🙂

[I’m considering doing a little mini series of posts about things I am thankful for.. up next? Probably family!]

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Do you ever take clean water/fresh food for granted? 

What do you think about a “thankful series” of posts?