Apple Pie with a Crumb Crust

Authentic pie my mom made

This apple pie is my favorite dish during the holidays. I will eat this pie for dessert, breakfast the next day, and then again for lunch if there’s any left. I want to make sure I get as much of it as possible so that when the slices run out, I have no regrets. I am jealously possessive of this pie in a way that goes against the holiday spirit.

When I was a kid, my mom would make an apple pie for me and a pumpkin pie for my brother. Dessert time would come around and she would ask, “what do you want?” Sometimes, Eric said apple and I would boil with rage. That was my pie and he was doing this on purpose to infuriate me because he knew I wasn’t going to eat his pumpkin pie. I have no evidence to prove this is true, but it’s how I felt at the time.

Mother’s Day Feast

The last week and a half has been very busy. I graduated from NYU! It was pretty exciting, especially the very long purple sorcerer sleeves on my gown. The next day my parents, Ryan, his friend, and I moved all of my stuff out of my apartment. My New York apartment was so beautiful! It has dark wood flowers, brushed metal accents around the doors and windows, and huge windows. My favorite part of the apartment was the view of the Empire State Building from my kitchen. This little New York kitchen has 2’x2′ of counter space, and almost no space to turn around, but it’s where I learned to cook and it has a lot of good memories.