10/05/2026
I made some cherry pie filling last time I baked and Hazel said “that looks like fry pie filling, I wish you made fry pies” …. I wasn’t about to attempt fry pies, because that sounds like it could be a disaster if you don’t know what you’re doing 🤣🤣 but one day I will!
I told Jeff I was going to try to bake her some hand held pies…. His response was, “just use Grams’ pie crust” 🙄 it’s funny, now, but let me tell you about this crust!
Jeff’s grandma is a gem…. A lady who you surprise with a visit and she’s trying to figure out what she can send home with you!! She is the type of in-law that you hear people gush about! The first time I met her was the first time I tried gooseberry pie 💕 she is KNOWN for her pies! So much that I framed her recipe and a picture (courtesy of our cousin Shae 🥰) of her making a pie.
In the beginning Jeff compared everything I made to hers 😅😜 it was so annoying!! My pie crust was ok, but I should learn to make Grams’ …. On about 3 separate occasions I got her recipe lol and it was a disaster. Even Jeff was like “she loves you, but do you think she’s sabotaging this?” …..
After years of asking questions, helping her bake and experimenting I cracked the code! I made Jeff a beautiful homemade chicken pot pie and do you know what he had the AUDACITY to say to me?! “ I think pot pie tastes better with your crust” …. I would be too ashamed to tell you the words that probably came out of my mouth! So- now I have a savory pie crust and a dessert pie crust lol… the girls gave them two thumbs up and we decided they were almost like a pop tart 🤣🤣 which makes them acceptable breakfast food, right?!
