May has been such a weird month to go through. For the past several years it's become a marker of sorts for life, death, second chances, and transition to the travail ahead. I haven't done a deep enough dive into my psyche to figure out any other not-so-obvious triggers that make May rough to deal … Continue reading Hoping for Something to Hope For #BecauseOfRHE
A year ago today Dashboard Confessional released their latest album, Crooked Shadows. I was excited to hear this news as the single for We Fight was released on my 29th birthday. https://twitter.com/MatchlessMarie/status/931975815239229442?s=19 Chris must really love me because the video for Just What to Say was released on my 30th birthday last year too. But … Continue reading Fighting the End of an Anchor: an Exvangelical Parable
Happy New Year and all that. I normally like the tradition of picking a word to center the new year on. This year my heart just wasn't in it. Here are a few other ideas I have had for 2019 though. https://twitter.com/MatchlessMarie/status/1065110642418421760?s=19 https://twitter.com/MatchlessMarie/status/1077057139007504384?s=19 https://twitter.com/MatchlessMarie/status/1079986615899049984?s=19 Here's a 2019 haiku. It's twenty nineteen We're still here and … Continue reading 2019: The Bad Beginning
I have been putting off this post because I am really disappointed that I didn't reach my reading goals this year and I had a lot of them. This was my first time I wasn't able to complete my Goodreads challenge since 2014. I'm really hard on myself. It was hard to enjoy New Year's … Continue reading 2018 Year End Reads: December
We've made it to the end! I thought it would be fitting to save a little slice of heaven for the end of the year to taste a bit of hope into the new year. Old Joe's Slice of Heaven Pie is the diner's take on coconut cream pie. I start with a crumb crust … Continue reading Old Joe’s Slice of Heaven Pie
This was the pie I chose to make as a part of my contribution to Christmas Dinner. It seemed the most Christmassy of the remaining two pies I had left of this project. This pie is an anomaly of sorts in that it is found in the chocolate and nut section of the book and … Continue reading Slow as Molasses Shoofly Pie
We have finally arrived to the first pie we hear about in the opening number in Waitress. This one makes for a good breakfast or brunch pie, especially if you're the type of person that likes to dip your bacon in syrup or jam. With just the right amount of spice, this pie shell is … Continue reading Deep (Shit) Dish Blueberry Bacon Pie
I made this pie for Thanksgiving, but it was a bumpy ride getting there. Literally. My family packed up the car to go spend Thanksgiving at my mom's house in Kerrville and as soon as we all piled in, the car wouldn't start. Luckily we were able to get a jump from the neighbor and … Continue reading Aren’t You Sweet Sweet Potato Pie
This savory pie is so fancy for such a simple pie. Makes a great dinner pie that you wont have to wrap up leftovers for. This one offers a unique pie shell in that it is made up of sweet potatoes and butter. I didn't have a mandoline to make thin slices of the sweet … Continue reading Leeky Roof Potato Pie
Hello there! It's been a minute, but I am coming through at the eleventh hour with some year end pie posts. In fact, as soon as I publish this one, I will be finishing up the very last pie of this project! Whew! But first let's lose ourself in some Lost Shepherd's Pie. Instead of … Continue reading Lost Shepherd’s Pie
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