Pie and pumpkins

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions and the sympathy about my poor little pies. The recipe did call for 2 Tbsp. of cornstarch but I guess it just wasn't enough to counteract all that liquid. My grandma (who gave me the rhubarb) said she makes her pies with frozen rhubarb and doesn't have that problem. She's sending me her recipe but alas, it won't be here in time for the contest. I do plan to try it however, because I'd like to get to the bottom of this mystery and I've still got plenty of rhubarb in the freezer. For the contest, I'm going to have to switch gears. I did buy a graham cracker crust at the store yesterday and I think I still have enough key lime juice left in the freezer to make a pie. We'll see; I'm waiting for ins-PIE-ration to strike!

And for a Friday afternoon--gratuitous cute baby pictures! These are from our trip to the pumpkin patch on Monday afternoon, before the weather turned and the snowflakes fell. Apparently it's been a terrible year for pumpkins here in Colorado--the drought really did a number on the crops so most of the pumpkins are still very green. We went to this same farm last year and I was astounded by all of the pumpkins in the fields. This year, I was astounded at how empty the fields were! We did manage to find a few good 'uns, and I got to take a few photos of Maren before the wind made us too cold.

Enjoy your weekends, everyone!