Skillet Deconstructed Pie

From Skillet in Seattle:

Pudding:
• 1 3/4 C whole milk
• 1/2 C plus 2 T heavy cream

1. Heat milk & cream in double boiler.

• 1/4 C cornstarch
• 3/4 C sugar
• 3 T unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 t salt
  
• 3 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1/2 ounces 70%+ dark chocolate, finely chopped 

2. Mix dry ingredients, then add eggs and chocolate.

3. Whisk a few T of hot milk into chocolate, continue to whisk in the remainder. 

4. Cook pudding over medium heat until it reaches 208 degrees F. 

5. Buzz with an immersion blender or stir (~5 minutes) with wooden spoon until smooth. 

6. Cover with plastic, chill 3 hours.

Crust:
• 4 C flour
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1 T salt
• 1 C unsalted butter, chilled and diced
• 2 large eggs
• Splash of whole milk

Make crust, bake on a sheet 350 until done.

Top with sea salt, cocoa nibs, or chopped nuts.

Rebecca fixes English

on "Teachers"
"It should be E, E"


on circles: SRKLS

So Much for Tummy Time

Baby can now roll left!

Sunny day at the park

One last day of sun before foul weather was about to hit. I pulled my kids out of after-school choir practice, and we spent the afternoon at the park.

Redecorating

Apparently Rebecca is worried about bathroom privacy, because she just made paper signs to stick on the door: STOP for when it's occupied, or GO.

We Call You Genevieve

We call you Genevieve
but there is room for doubt
at times I call my baby, "my Jenny,"
and leave the "Veev" right out

Your daddy calls you Jen
Your sister calls you, "Mine!"
And since you don't yet answer to anything,
Everything is fine

Your grandma calls you "pumpkin,"*
Great grandma calls you "doll,"
But you're still you, no matter who we call.

Having you here is a treat
From your head down to your feet
Whether I call my baby Genevieve or Jenny
You make my family complete.

Jen, let your family see
How sweet a baby can be
Whether you're Jenny-girl or Zhuhn-vee-ev** or Jeannie,
You are the baby for me!


*Poetic license
**Genevieve with French pronunciation (sort of)

Meals

People are always asking me how I manage with four kids. I'm actually very organized. I have a cooking plan, and I always know what meal I'm going to cook next: sausage/kale/potato soup. It's been the same plan for weeks now, because I haven't actually managed to cook it yet.

Sous Vide Substitute

When you're trying to cook flank steak in 130 degrees water sous-vide style, but you don't have a fancy cooker, adding boiling water every few minutes to this setup does the job:

On Having Sisters

Friend: "So you're the only boy--you just have sisters. Too bad!"
Alex: "No it's not. I can be really good friends with them. Besides, there's my dad."