A la Mode

First things first, I’m done housesitting so no more of these little guys:

Yesterday was Isaac’s first day back at home for good because he is done traveling to and from training. I’m excited to have him here from now on. As a treat I made homemade apple pie served with vanilla icecream. The apple pie turned out okay, but the crumble topping turned out to be less crumbly because as a good baker always does, I softened the butter… and not just soften for minute like I usually do, I let it sit out for about an hour so it was almost mushy. Too bad that with this particular crumb topping you should use your baking butter very hard (fresh from the fridge) to get the correct consistency. Oh well, it should still taste the same because it’s the same ingredients, just without the crumble. It’s my first time making this… as also demonstrated by the fact that I bought a graham cracker crust instead of a frozen pie crust because I didn’t read the directions carefully enough. So I had to return that to the grocery store mid way through the cooking process… don’t judge me on this one, I am going to make it again sometime and the crumble topping is going to work!

Here is a quote that goes along with the post because I love Little Miss Sunshine and ice cream

Frank: Actually Olive, ‘a la mode’ in French translates literally as ‘in the fashion.’ A la mode [French accent]. ‘Mode’ is derived from latin ‘modus’ do or proper–

Richard: Frank, shut up. Olive can I tell you a little something about ice-cream?

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