After waking up with my morning coffee, news, emails and favorite blogs. I decided to make this pie. The filling is rhubarb from my garden, apples, sugar and water. I cooked it down for awhile in my dutch oven.
I had found a recipe online for a pie crust that required no rolling and thought I'd give it a try as using a rolling pin is hard for me. You mix it all in the pie pan then use your fingers to fill the pan. My fingers did very well but not so great as to get the dough to the edges to flute. Practice makes perfect so in time. From the little crumbs I tasted it is very flaky. The test will be later if hubby eats the crust. He tends to eat around it. I read another hint where someone used instant oatmeal for a crumb like topping. I used 2 packs I found in a drawer. I mixed it with some butter too. It looks good especially in front of my crock pot with beef stew cooking for tonight's dinner.
Sometimes just finding the right tools like my table and potato peeler can help a lot with adjusting to disabilities. I used to have favorite paring knives and was fast with that and chopping. Those days are gone right now, but can still be done with adjustments but more importantly with the desire to adjust.
I can't stand for more then a few seconds and this is with holding on and I can't crawl on the floor so things like cob webs and some dusting and scrubbing spots off the floor I pass on to others for help. That is hard as I've always been independent. However it is what it is. Crying and sulking doesn't help. I just keep doing as much as I can and push myself for just a little bit more. I'm living with an illness with little knowledge known. Do I improve or worsen? I don't know , I just know I'm not willing to quit.......yet.......There's a saying past along on the net. I'm sure you've read it one time or another..........If God brings you to it.....he will take you through it...what more needs to be said?
