The Hobby Whore and I started this a while back and never really did anything with it because....well...life happens . I've decided today that I'm really going to do this. It's going to take me a bit to really figure out how and what but I think it'll be good and good for me.
                                                                                         Yours Truly,
                                                                                        The Knowledge Junkie

This Little Piggie...

This was the first time using an old clay pot cooker my other half found for me at an estate sale. I AM SOLD! I don't know why there isn't one in every home. Mine has the glaze in the bottom and clean up was incredibly easy. I was directed to wrap my meat in parchment paper and soak my pot in water. You don't add any actual liquid  and everything cooks at 250F. Pictured here awaiting the final wrap and about to go into the oven are some pork loin chops that I seasoned, laid over each other in the parchment, surrounded with apricots, and finally drizzled with unsweetened home made apple sauce. The resulting product was mouth watering and it cooked faster than in a regular roasting pan even at the low temp. It smelled so wonderful and the table was set, sides done, everyone waiting.... I forgot to get the after photo.

Ugly deliciousness

     So it's not the prettiest thing in the world...but god is it good. Baked strawberry pie. I wish I could take some credit for this recipe but it was a random google search that lead me to this deliciousness.
     You would be shocked by how much searching it took to find a strawberry pie that did not involve gelatin. The only change I made to thisrecipe was using brown sugar for the topping rather than white sugar.

Trial of Errors

So...

      Facebook and I broke up. It's been a long time coming. There is little comfort knowing that my life via posts is pushed into the news feed of friends, random aquaintences, and that one person who friend requests you out of nowhere.

     Now begins a new era of posting here. Why? Because I can. I'm going to think of it like a journal. At least when people read this it's their own fault, not because the FB gods have decided that this is news to them.

     So if you're a friend who's been sent here to view my life, say hi. Or, gods forbid, call sometime. I know, I know. I'm old fashioned. But hearing someone's voice makes the conversation a bit more personal.

     If you're here randomly, say hi. Don't call...that's creepy.

So let the adventure begin...

Your's untruly

Hobby Whore