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| Pies, Pies, Pies by Wayne Thiebaud; 1961 Oil on Canvas. Located at Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento |
However, to commit myself to making it happen continuously every week for an entire year scares me. I also planning on having pictures taken of every single pie that I make, and that is a little overwhelming to me. I have had my share of failures in the kitchen, and to know eventually in the coming year I will have to own up to that fact publicly is slightly intimidating.
In this world of TV cooking shows where the camera only shows a single cook cooking an entire spread in less than 30 minutes, the average cook has been tricked in thinking that they must somehow be inept. I am guessing the common fare in busy households across America on any given night is Hamburger Helper, fish sticks, or macaroni & cheese. Can these families cook better meals? Of course they could, but after a long day at the office or running kids to their activities; it is a treat to the cook to take a box out of the cabinet and instantly have a meal. In the past, I have had grand plans on making fresh meals for a whole month, even to the point of making out a whole month's of meals on a calendar only to have something come up where I had to skip cooking in the kitchen to sit with a sick kid or go to an unexpected meeting. I could always throw some instant pudding in a boughten pie shell and declare "Pie", but I am challenging myself to 52 truly homemade pies complete with pictures and recipes.
Even though I am hoping this next year is a smashing success with 52 perfect pies, I know there is reality. I hope my future failures can inspire busy people to be okay with doing what you can under your circumstances.
I don't like to fail, and I don't intend to do anything half-way so this is truly going to be a challenge for me. Easy as Pie Challenge 2014!
