Ok, so apparently, nobody's perfect.However, I have long claimed to be. Not in all aspects of my life, of course, but at least in the housewife department. Tonight, my deceptions and lies come clean. Tonight, the worst possible thing happened to me. Tonight, I messed up an apple pie.
I mean, it's not like I've never messed anything up before... a bit too much cornstarch, a bit overcooked, things happen when you try new recipes. But this I did not expect.
My father has been long known to make the best pie crusts in the world. Every fall we stand in awe at my mother's culinary pie-dish creations. And I had long been known to make the best pumpkin pies (and apple pies) in the world. More specifically, my crust was always perfectly flakey and light.
I should have known that tonight would be different when I started making the crèmes caramels; I forgot to strain the mixture before putting it in my ramekins. But then again, that's not really a bit deal. The froth can be removed easily with a slotted spoon, and so I did. It was only a preview of worst things to come.
As my custard was baking, I started rolling out my dough. Alas! My always so perfect dough had turned on me! Too sticky it was, yet too loose! Flour I added to no avail! Strokes of rolling pin I modified; none would do. No amount of frustration or patience could save me.
And then, reluctantly, and with a feeling of disgust in the deep of my stomach, I did the only thing I could do. A crust I needed, and a crust, however unworthy of my kitchen, I had.

Taking
little bits at a time, I proceded to pressing them to the bottom of the pan. Yes, as if I was making a graham craker crust. If only the recipe had called for salt, I wouldn't of had to work so hard to hold back my tears...
And then, thinking I couldn't just leave the apples opened by themselves, I scattered what i had left of failed crust, hoping that, by some miracle, they would melt together and reclaim the beauty my pies once had.
I've always said that the tasting experience and the enjoyment of a meal is at least 40% visual. In this case, however, I suppose I am just going to have to accept "It still tastes great honey". One thing is certain, this one is not going in the freezer. I do not wish in any way to hold on to this disaster longer than I have too... It may be more than just a good coincidence that apple pie is one of my favorite comfort foods.
I had thought for a second of blaming the weather, the incredible humidity and heat we've had. But who would I be kidding? If I may paraphrase my grandmother, who once said "a good cook doesn't need good pots to be great", I will say myself "the perfect housewife doesn't need perfect weather to excell"
So there you have it, I am still a slightly bit away from perfect.
Oh, and i once screwed up homemade pasta too, but that's hard, it's understandable.