Gluten Free Baking and Gluten Free Crafting

I love Monday mornings!  I wake up feeling so jazzed and ready to go, my mind full of ideas and plans.  And then suddenly it's 4 o'clock in the afternoon and there is so much more that I want to do and so much more that I need to do.  Tuesday and the rest of those days just don't start out quite as well as Monday.

Here is a little of what I've been up to:

This actually happened Saturday.  One of my favorite things about summer is ratatouille; the other is this pie.  I dream about it.  I crave it.  I had been waiting for my tomatoes to ripen so I could make it.  And then that doctor came along with her "NO GLUTEN!!"  Ok, she didn't say it like that.  She gave me a choice, and I think I made a good one.  I decided to make the pie (cobbler, whatever) using this recipe for gluten free crust.

When I made it, I had forgotten that this pie is supposed to sit (like most pies) until it cools and sets up completely.  We were hungry and we ate it hot out of the oven.  The crust had really good flavor, but the texture was different than regular wheat flour crust.  It wasn't bad, just a little mealy.  The recipe calls for shortening and butter; I just used butter.  I left out the sugar, and I put in gruyere like in Martha's cobbler.

Yesterday, I took the pie out of the fridge and let it come to room temp before lunch.  It was much better.  All of it, even the crust.  There was still just the slightest bit of mealiness.  I think next time I try the crust, I'll put it in the fridge for a day, before baking, and see if it makes a difference.

So today, I've been busy busy busy!  I made this over the weekend too.  Today I hung it up and photographed it for the shop.  We've discussed my feelings about spiders before.  I don't know why I am still doing this to myself.  I keep seeing this out of the corner of my eye and jumping.

This little owl swag has a more calming effect on me;)

I'm finding myself kind of ready for fall.  I don't want it to get cold yet, just cool off enough so I can open my windows again.

Apparently I just can't help myself!

I have a whole pile of stuff I need to go list in my shop now, spider webs, owls, more brooches.  I hope you are having a good Monday, and if you are on the east coast, I'm still thinking dry thoughts for you;)  See you Wednesday!