*Side note!*  We were recently looking through a family history book about my husband’s side of the family and came across the story of a woman named Caroline, who is my new hero.  She was described as a “progressive female” because she was thrown in jail for voting before the 19th Amendment was passed.  Hearing that made me want to pump my fist and cheer!  I LOVE strong women like that!  It makes me wonder if I would’ve been brave enough to do the same thing had I lived back then.

Anyway, a little while ago we had some leftover ham that needed to be used.  I thought, hey!  Why not make a quiche? Even though I’ve never done anything like that before in my life, I figured it was worth a shot.  While I was at the grocery store I picked up a frozen pie crust. It just seemed to make sense to buy a pre-made one.  I’ve never made a pie crust before!  And looky!  There’s one right here!  Easy!  But, I paused and thought about it.  What would a frugalista do? She would make a pie crust from scratch, that’s what.  Especially considering I already had all the ingredients for one at home.  I had no excuse.

So I went home, broke out the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (a great resource for how to do the basics) and attempted my first pie crust.  I’ll admit, I was nervous.  Would it be too tough?  Would it be soggy?  Everyone loves a perfect, flaky pie crust but I didn’t know how to achieve it.

Turns out, it’s not as hard as I thought.

BEHOLD!

It was a thing of beauty.  The crust itself wasn’t exactly perfect looking, but it sure tasted good.  So did the rest of the quiche!

Now I can’t wait to try a whole pie from scratch!  I just need an excuse to make one…