Who doesn't love hummus?
Well, me, as a kid. I hated it. I could not believe all the adults were making such a big deal over something that tasted like garlic and lemon! I think I was envisioning something more along the lines of S'mores at the time. ...if you aren't imagining a graham cracker with a piece of chocolate and a melted marshmallow, hummus is quite lovely.

Sweet Potato Hummus

ingredients
1 medium cooked sweet potato
3 tablespoons olive oil.
2 cans cooked chickpeas rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons tahini.
3 cloves garlic, peeled.
juice of 1 lemon.
ground sea salt, to taste

Toss in a food processor and process until smooth.Serve with whatever your favorite dipping scooping food items are. I like fresh cucumber slices, corn chips, carrots, celery and tomatoes.

If you’re like me and loved WindowsLiveWriter for blog post writing it was a very sad moment to find out Microsoft discontinued it. Now what?

 

 

Well after a little talking to my friend Google I discovered I am not alone others lived WLW too and loved it so much they continued it and it’s now called Open Live Writer and free still. Yay!

 

 

It’s got a new purple look but it’s still the same old Windows Live Writer functions. High five to you people who give up personal time to make Open Writer live on!

 

Hello PancakeNinja readers! I know its been a while.

Last week I came by this bridge project and I thought of you. I had a half charged battery, or more like half uncharged but is was fine for a few update photos.

 

All the piers have been poured on the part crossing the Tennessee river.

 

 

 

They’re getting decking on too.

 

 

Meanwhile on the part crossing the Tellico River it is looking good!

 

It’s been almost a year since I’ve updated you on the bridge progress across the Tennessee River! Well I stopped by on a rainy afternoon when noone was working because it was just too wet. But they have been making progress! One day I’m going to come by and see those cranes placing the decking! And then one day I’m going to drive across this bridge!!

 

 

 

 

 

One day I saw this very tasty looking photo in a Martha Stewart magazine and got inspired! So I short cut substantially and they still came out great!

 

 

 

On a floured surface roll out pie dough a little thinner than I did.

 

 

cut into strips about 2-3” wide. Place some berries

in center of bottom half of each strip.

 

 

sprinkle a spoon of maple syrup granuals over berries.Brush edges with egg wash and fold top half over fruit . Press firmly to seal and trim bottom edge, leaving folded top edge uncut. Cut vents in each pie and place about 2 inches apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill in freezer.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees  Lightly brush pies with egg wash and sprinkle with sanding sugar.

 

 

Bake, until pies are golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

 

 

Serve warm or cooled.

 

 

 

Blueberry and Raspberry Hand Pies

ingredients

• pie crust dough, premade in advance or from the store
• blueberries and raspberries, frozen and thawed or fresh
• maple syrup granuals
• 1 egg for brushing tops of pies
• sanding sugar, for sprinkling

 

Roll out chilled pie dough and cut into strips about 2-3” wide. Place some berries

in center of bottom half of each strip. sprinkle a spoon of maple syrup granuals over berries. Brush edges with egg wash and fold top half over fruit . Press firmly to seal and trim bottom edge, leaving folded top edge uncut. Cut vents in each pie and place about 2 inches apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill in freezer.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees  Lightly brush pies with egg wash and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake, until pies are golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.