Cherry Crumble Pie

My Mom makes the best pie crusts!

Sour Cherries Picked in July

Brrr, it's so cold and snowy, definitely hibernation time. A great day to bring some summer sunshine to a bleak winter day with a sour cherry crumble topped pie.  I love, love, love sour cherries! These beauties were just begging to be baked into a mouth-watering pie. Yummy!

The caveat is, I'm awful at making pie crusts! However, my Mom makes awesome pies. She's had plenty of practice .. married 65 years, she is always making a pie.  I would estimate she has made about 1,500 pies, give or take, in her life! Wow, you go Mom!

One day, I hope to master a pie crust like my Mother. Until then, call me very fortunate my Mom is willing to share with her lucky daughter and family. It is her way of showing love. Thanks for being my role model Mom!

Keepsake Rolling Pin and Heart Cookie Cutter

Cut-Out Heart Cookies

She loved to bake cookies and no holiday was complete without her famous cut-outs.  Fat, puffy, and lightly browned... mmmm, delicious!  Betty or "B", as she was affectionately called, was my mother-in-law as well as role model for 35 years. She was a sweetie pie and Betty's way of showing love was to bake. Ironically, her last act before she went in the hospital and subsequently passed, was to bake a batch of cookies. 

Betty leaves behind a loving legacy and I am now the blessed recipient of her rolling pin and cookie cutters and hope I can perfect her skill! Using these priceless implements makes me feel close to Betty.... and she is always in my heart.  (frosting these confections is going to be a project for another day)