February 6, 2011

mini pie pops

i LOVE crafts and cooking, problem is, i'm just not very good at it. i think my main problem is that i tend to just jump into everything with 2 feet. i always think, "it looks easy enough!" and then disappoint myself when it doesn't turn out the way i had hoped. then i just give up all together. maybe i should just keep at it. *sigh* regardless, i'm not really good at crafts or cooking...but i do it anyway.

today is superbowl XLV sunday! braden is napping now as i get all their veggies steamed and prepped for next week's lunches before we head over to our friend's house for the big game! it's some nice quiet time for me too. so i was in charge of bringing tater tots over and realized i didn't have any tater tots @ home so i rushed out this morning and fought the crowds at safeway. good thing i wasn't looking for beer or chips or else i would have been mowed over by some superbowl ragers. i felt a bit ambitious and decided to try my hand at little lollipop pies. you know how kids think everything tastes better on a stick, well, i do too! HA! i thought i remembered seeing some recipes and it seemed easy enough. (famous last words). ran home anxiously with some refrigerated pie crust and apple pie filling. i didn't use a round cutter, instead, since it was for the superbowl, i decided to make them flower shaped. hey, every football party could use a little feminine touch, doncha think? they were totally easy and came out so cute! i never taste my creations so i'm not sure how they taste, but they turned out looking better than i had expected.
mini pies
mini pies

mini pie lollipops
mini pie lollipops

aren't they so cute? i'll have to see how they taste later @ the party.