A day late. With all the Independence Day festivities, I forgot to post yesterday. Usually, I just post before work, but with no work my schedule was thrown a bit.
Anyway, here’s Jupiter hanging out at the bathroom threshold. Not only is it near the coolness of the stone tile, but it’s conveniently near the place moths often like to hang out. That gives him the chance to unleash his furry paws of moth death every once and a while.
I had a pretty fun holiday; I went to a little barbeque at a friend’s place. I made a rhubarb-apple-custard pie. I had some rhubarb from the CSA, and I pretty much always have apples on hand because they’re my preferred snack. Here’s a photo, though it’s the last one I made, not yesterday’s pie:
I like making pies. I know a lot of people have some epic fails when it comes to the crust, but it’s not bad, and it doesn’t take long, once you get the hang of it. The secret: don’t overblend the butter and flour, and keep the whole thing cool so the butter doesn’t melt. I suppose the same goes for shortening crusts, but I would never use shortening.
Speaking of recipes, I got a bunch of mint through the CSA last week and I’m at a loss about what to do with it. I brought it to the BBQ yesterday for mojitos, but that’s about it. It doesn’t help that I don’t generally like minty-type flavor. If anyone has any ideas, I’m open to suggestions.
Have a great weekend!
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