Hello everyone! How is it October already???I hope this month treats you and your family well!It's time for a FUN Mood Board Challenge over at the
There is so much inspiration on this mood board!! I saw that PIE right there in the middle and love that teal color, so those were the main elements, along with other colors, and the gratitude that I have for family memories and traditions, all of which I used to inspire my Design Team Layout below:
There is so much inspiration on this mood board!! I saw that PIE right there in the middle and love that teal color, so those were the main elements, along with other colors, and the gratitude that I have for family memories and traditions, all of which I used to inspire my Design Team Layout below:
I used lots of "stuff" from my stash of Simple Stories' "We are Family"
Collection - including stickers and lots of "fussy cut" elements.
I inked my edges with various colors of Ranger Distress Stains, and used 4 different color Nuvo Drops to add dimension to the items I cut out, and on the layout itself.
Clam Pie is a Secret "OLD" Family Recipe. My Great Great Grandma Bella started making it before I was born, and her daughter, my Great Great Aunt Ethel ( who passed away at 98, over 30 years ago, and who's home we are blessed to now live in,) made it when I was a little girl. It was always a wonderful savory treat!
We took my Mom and Dad on a "road trip" down the shore, as we call it in New Jersey, back at the end of July. We saw the "bungalows" that my Great Grandma and Great Great Aunt use to own, and where my mom, brother and I spent many many summers. We picked up the clams / Quahogs that I ordered from the fish market there, and brought them home to make the pies the next day.
There is A LOT of work that goes into these, and the taste brought back so many wonderful memories - plus, my husband, mom and dad and I had a great time making them! I can't give out the "secret" recipe - but if you are wondering what goes in them, it is salt pork, clams, celery, onions, potatoes and thyme - we then made lard crusts, just like Aunt Ethel's and Grandma Bella's and ended up with 4 pies!
They were so yummy!! - And YES - you eat it with ketchup on the side - believe me it goes great - The perfect condiment!!!
Here are some Closeups for you:
