Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie

Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie is a phrase that keeps whirling around my head.I kick it out and it circles back.
I discovered it was a song popular when I was growing up, though, I don't remember it from then.
It was chanted by some when playing hide-and-seek.
Who's not ready? Holler, "I".

I have had pie on my brain, and tarts, and crostatas, and galettes, etc., etc.

Last weekend I made a granny smith apple tart with a chopped ginger cookie and pecan crumbled topping, and then I got fancy and cut out circles with the remaining pie dough and decorated the top. It was delicious.

Is there a real difference between a pie, tart, galette, and crostata?
Not really. There are differences. I read that a pie has two crusts, one on top, and one on the bottom, whereas tarts, have no top.
Galettes and crostatas appear to be the same thing, one with a French name, and the other with a Spanish or Italian name. Both are free form tarts placed directly on a baking sheet and folded up at the edges.

I have invested in some new things to make my kitchen more baking friendly, and I am also branching out into gourmet pizza making. I invested in a carbon steel pizza plate with holes on the bottom in order to have a crisper crust.

This weekend I made a dense hearty cornbread for the chili cook off at my school tomorrow. I plan to make another pie or traditional tart or possibly a free form tart on Election Day. I will need to keep busy to stay off the news channels.

I have also been cleaning and organizing up a storm. My shower walls are sparkling now. I took a carload to Good Will this past week. You have to clean out the old to make room for the new.

All of this activity has helped me to stay away from the internet and all the political news. It drives me crazy! Are you ready for election day? I just want it all to be over. I pray that whatever the outcome, everyone stays calm and thinks about the consequences before they act.
Crowd mentality can make people go wild and do things they would not normally do.

By the end of the week, it will all be over.
Thank God!
Whatever the result we all need to find some peace.
My peace will be found while baking.