Music, Meows, and Munchies

It seems like quite a few of my recipes are made for those of us with a love of baking but little talent towards it. I have tried so many different recipes and I would say 7/8 of them don't ever turn out like they should. But that is life, and life is frustrating. I have an apple pie recipe for you today that is extremely simple. You just use your favorite pie crust recipe (mine is my  Fool-Proof-Even-I-Can't-Screw-It-Up Pie Crust ), cut up your favorite apples, sprinkle some sugar-flour-cinnamon mixture on top, finish it up with either a crumble or lattice top, and bake it until it is to the point of disintegrating. My Dad always complains that whenever I cook potatoes, apples, or another hard fruit/vegetable that I never cook them long enough. He doesn't seem to like "al dente." He likes mush apparently. So I cook things longer than necessary, but an hour and fifteen minutes will do too here. 1. Start by cutting 5 to 6 cups worth of apples into slive...

Pie crust is my arch-enemy. I have tried so many different recipes and methods to make various pastry pie crusts, but they never turn out magically light and fluffy like your stereotypical hometown diner dreams of. In all honesty, I have started to buy pre-made pie crusts because it just makes it easier. But I don't like to lose, and especially not to something as easy as pie crusts. It really rattles my bones when someone says, "easy as pie," because pie is NOT easy to make. The crust is never fluffy, and if you're not careful, the filling can be too liquidy and not set up or cook correctly. I have for you today a pie crust recipe  that gives me the least amount of trouble. The pie crust that I use has butter AND shortening in it. the shortening helps set up the pie crust and keeps it together, but the butter makes sure it melts in your mouth and helps combat the weird shortening flavor. I have included a few tips along the way to keep in mind so that your pie cr...

Welcome to my blog! My name is Jaimey and I am a passionate person.  I have a lot of interests and have been looking for a medium to share them with other people. I have a deep passion for music and concerts. I wanted to share what concerts I have been to, am going to, and how to survive them. I also love to spend time creating and in the kitchen and want to share projects and recipes with you that actually work for me. I will also probably throw in a couple of cat pictures along the way just for good measure.  I have thought about starting either Youtube or a blog for quite some time now. I am currently working on clawing my way through college all while questioning what I am doing, or am going to do, with my life. It's like one long existential crisis that never ends and just sits on my shoulder mocking me. I think that a blog would be the best way for me to share with you my stories and life tips while I pass the time between now and a stable career doing who-knows...