july 4th... a month later.

i know this is super late... but oh well!

i decided to be festive this year by making mini pies:
it's super easy. you start with ready made pie crust (i think i used pillsbury) and you fill it with whatever you want. they have canned pie filling at ralphs, or you can make your own. just add fruit of your choice, brown sugar, lemon juice, and some type of starch. on a different note, for some reason this picture makes me look like i have seven fingers...

don't be like me and use brown sugar. brush your pie crust with melted butter and WHITE sugar

i really shouldn't cook with nail polished hands... in case they chip! gross...

wow, some of them came out really deformed! but they were the perfect portions =) plus you can make them beforehand in teeny jam jars and freeze and cook them right in the jars. (use a brand like ball)

we had a bbq with corn,

kabobs,

the best salad ever! and ribs (i couldn't get a good picture of them... =( but they were good!)

afterwards, we completed the night by lighting some LEGAL fireworks and when those ran out, we watched some fireworks my neighbors were lighting


what a fun day!