I’ve been on a do it yourself kick lately, I started brewing my own beer and I also am trying my hand at baking.

Here is a great recipe that I tried last night.

Apple Pandowdy

Dowdy: a person with a shabby appearance
This PA Dutch dessert is like an apple pie but missing the bottom crust and with the top crust broken with a “dowdy” look to it.

Pandowdy

Crust

1.5 cups flour
.5 tsp. salt
.5 cup shortening
3-4 tbsp. cold water

Filling

1 tsp. cinnamon
.25 tsp. nutmeg
.25 tsp. cloves
.25 tsp. salt
9 Medium apples, peeled and cut into slim slices (I used Jonagolds)
1/2 cup light molasses (I substituted maple syrup)

Instructions

Make the crust, roll into a ball and chill while you make the filling. Mix spices with the apples, put into a buttered pan, pour the molasses over top and dot the apples with butter. Roll out the crust, place on top and bake for 10 min at 400 degrees then turn it down to 350 for another 30 minutes. Server warm (and with vanilla ice cream).

So I decided to take up a new hobby called slackline. The idea is to balance on webbing pulled tight between two trees.

Here is my first attempt, I was going to edit it and make myself look like I knew what I was doing, add some cool music but I was lazy so you get to watch the unedited version. Enjoy

Oh and my wife makes hilarious comments throughout

After filming this and later that evening I was practicing again when a little old lady walked by on the street and asked what I was doing, I told her and tried to show her how awesome I was. Then I fell off and hurt my right buttock.

FYI this is what Slacklining is supposed to look like…

So once I can walk without pain I’ll start slacklining again