Sorry for being M.I.A. for a couple of weeks but…

I HAD MY BABY!!!! Exactly 2 weeks ago I was running up and down the hospital stairs in an attempt to progress my labor and avoid a C-Section! It worked- VBAC success- and check out my reward for 9 months of puking and fatness,  followed by the pain and gore of natural childbirth:

Flora Nightingale- She weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz. and she is like 50 lbs of cuteness!! Worth every minute of discomfort I tell ya!

Now- back to more important matters…

Like pie:

This mini apple ‘tartlet’ was baked in a canning jar lid!!! I saw the idea on Pinterest one day and thought it would be a good opportunity to test out my pal Melissa’s suspicious- sounding pie crust recipe.

Good thing Melissa has some credibility, since she is the master-mind/body behind Buttercream Couture. This…