Meet Tucker. He's the Bichon Frise who belongs to my close friend, Carmen. Tucker's Mommy has breast cancer, & is recovering from surgery. That's where Mrs. Scribe comes in.
I've been trying to walk regularly. So why not walk the dog? Even though I'm a avowed Cat Woman & have an extreme aversion to picking up poop, I've been popping by Carmen's house several times a week to take Tucker for his evening constitutional.
As Carmen quite correctly pointed out when we started this janx a couple of weeks ago, Tucker's little. So his output is pretty much kitty-sized. ¡No problema, chica!
The little yapper & I have bonded. But I feel a little like a puppy moocher to come over empty-handed. So I've been baking for Carmen y familia. Specifically, pies.
I've tried 2 so far, & both have been hits. I'm sharing the recipe of the blueberry persuasion with y'all today, since for some strange reason, blueberries are still in season, even in October. This comes from my spectacular SIL, who is da bomb at all baked goods. I must confess, though ~ my crust comes from Pillsbury.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Combine in a bowl:
6 cups blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp. cinammon
1/4 cup tapioca
Pour blueberry mixture into a prepared pie crust.
Top with a lattice-style crust.
Sprinkle crust with sugar.
Bake for 45 minutes ~ cover the top of the pie with aluminum foil for the first 30 minutes.
Cool.
Enjoy!
24 comments:
Sounds tasty!! No shame in using Pillsbury's wonderful pie crusts. Homemade pastry is tough!
ymm yum. I don't bake often but bought crust are the only way to go.
Love the pooch and I am sure is mom is grateful for your h elp
That is great that you are helping your Mum! I'm a cat person too, and am just getting two new kittens at the end of the week, so I'm thinking up names for them!
Thanks for stopping by!
Love blueberries, but I've never used ready made pastry before.
Do you know I've never made a blueberry pie? I just realized it, I'll have to fix that :)
My dog makes kitty sized poos too, much easier to deal with!
I may have mentioned this before: I love pie.
That sounds so yummy! And how great of you to help a friend in need.
Ain't nothin wrong with a Pillsbury crust!
what a precious pic of that dog...plumb tuckered out looks spot on.
That is so sweet of you to take the dog for walks. The pie sounds delicious....I have been wanting a new recipe, I will have to try it :)
That looks sooooo yummy:-)
I'm not a huge pie fan, but blueberry is a good one!
PS Thank you for stopping by on my special day!
I think it's sweet you are walking her dog. :)
I love blueberries and I love pie; this sounds delicious!
Blueberry pie, yum! I almost always use store-bought crusts, too--people can rarely tell the difference.
I love Bichons, too, they are adorable! It's nice of you to help out a friend.
Incredible....it's my favourite pie...!!!!!!!!!!
I do it like this too!!!!!!
so nice, to see you again in TUSCANY : oh, yes, ALL the pictures are mine; i just love to take fotos!
Even my 13- year old boy looks over my shoulder to see some pics of "your" "kids" !!!
have a nice evening!
now if we only had more than 2 berries on our blueberry plants (per season, that is)
We've got a Chi and her poops shouldnt be any bigger than the cat's... however, I don't think she got the memo on the proper sizing of said movements.
So, the doggie walks you? LOL
What a great receipe.
that sure seems yummy..
Oh, this sounds wonderful. Tapioca! I am never using corn starch again! Thank you!
I'll bake you a pie if you walk my dog. What a sweetheart you are to help your friend. Above and beyond.
Oh how I love pie! (I never made homemade crust.)
Pretty soon you'll be knitting Tucker a sweater ! Bichon Frise's are also default cats because their super cuddliness. I bet he's sharing some of his Vitamin T with his mommy. Hope she's feeling well.
Blueberry pie is one of my very favorites!
That's cute that you're out there walking the pup!
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