Monday, October 11, 2010

HAPPY thanksgiving canada

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today i am giving thanks for learning new things (again) example; pie crust and fly front trousers, two relatively simple things that i have technically done before but have been putting off re-learning for years...pure laziness.

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this is our thanksgiving afternoon meal of the day . pumpkin pie made from fresh pumpkin and a tiny little pumpkin stew pie for two. plus lots of wine and beer. this table is a garbage find in our alley and the old school chairs too, which i recovered in recycled leather and black cotton. montreal is amazing for recycling furniture for free. the jade plant is from elizabeth and the pot from the dollorama (i should have a cheapest decorating award). for dinner tonight it's popcorn and twizzlers at the movie theater. no family dinners just wine and work and going out with my baby. perfect.

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beer head

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pumpkin stew filling

these are the pants i made perhaps for spring collection? only in black of course. they are silk suede pleated trousers with a fly front closure, fully lined so you can roll up the hems and show off a nice silk crepe de chine liner. also notice the bottom of the leg is a different piece so you can have skinny legs but maximum pleated volume at the hips and pockets. they feel very silky on the legs.


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grandma's pie crust:

5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 pound lard
1/2 pound butter
pinch of salt

mix with your hands

1 tbls white vinegar
1 egg beat with fork
add cold water to make 3/4 cup full

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mix it all together, should be dry not watery and roll out for pie crust. i don't have a rolling pin so i used an empty wine bottle, of which we have plenty! this is a lot of dough i used half the recipe for today, but you can freeze left over dough or store in fridge for a week..apparently.

2 comments:

Victoire said...

those pants look so great!!

supayana said...

love the pants!!! :-D

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