Thanksgiving

So this year for thanksgiving we are going to have some friends over. I am responsible for making the pies. So far I have chosen to make three. They are Pecan, Pumpkin, and Apple. I have made the Pecan and Pumpkin pie so far now I just need to make the Apple pie now. So I am making a pie everyday. I made the Pecan pie yesterday I made the pumpkin today and I will make the apple tomorrow. I have a soccer tournament on Friday right after thanksgiving. We are going to play a lot of soccer with the people who are coming. My grandpa is going to make all of the other food for thanksgiving. There are going to be 13 people for thanksgiving so we made one table for the adults and one table for the kids. I can't wait to have the feast for thanksgiving. :)

How to make yummy muffins

So I love this muffin recipe it is sweet and has bits of granola oh it is so good. So let me show you the ingredients.

1/3 of a cup honey

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1/2 a teaspoon of  baking powder

1 tablespoon of  pumpkin pie spice

1 cup of pumpkin puree

1/4 of a teaspoon of salt

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 

2 medium size eggs

1/4 of a cup of olive oil

1/4 of a cup of full fat milk

2 cups of your favorite granola

(1) preheat your oven to 350 degrees, line you baking sheet with parchment paper and muffin cups

(2) So mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a bowl

(3) in another bowl mix pumpkin puree, olive oil, vanilla extract, and eggs

(4) mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients with the milk and granola until it all comes together

(5) put the mixture in the muffin cups and bake them for 20 to 25 minutes or until they look ready. Your room will smell delicious  

My first interview

Well I just had my first interview and I am only ten years old. It was about soccer. He asked me some questions and I answered them. Some of the time I couldn't hear him, but it worked out good. I told him my favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo. He asked me if I played like him and I said that I sometimes did. It was intense and I was nervous. His name was Drew. Sometimes I didn't know what to say. But I think I did good.

Juggling

So I love juggling a soccer ball. When I was eight my record for juggling a soccer ball was 52. Then I got a new record when I got a bit older 111. It was pretty cool one one one. Then I got 198 only two away from 200! Then I started juggling in Sams Club. Now I will tell you a story inside of Sams Club.

Well I was juggling and I got one hundred something then I started juggling following my dad so I was walking and juggling at the same time. I was around 134 Then I started to get nearer to the Alcohol one of the people who work there at Sams Club started saying "SIR, SIR, SIR," I wanted to keep going but I stopped juggling and my dad said "On his way to 200."

I was astonishingly mad and I wanted to punt the soccer ball at him the next time I saw him.

But then another day far away from that one at Sams Club I went outside on a day that it was drizzling and went to juggle some more. I was in Rhythm and I got 198 again, It was so hard when you dropped it because then you had to start all over again from zero! But then I finally got 202! I was so excited but sad at the same time because I could have gotten more than that. Then the next day I was on fire again and I got 554! Then I got 404 and 356 and 304. Now I am on my way to 1000 if I really try hard I know I can do it.

Obstacle course

So my sister got a go cart. It was really fun. Sometimes when we turned to strong then we skidded. We sometimes went down the little hill and we nearly fell off skidding so much. But then we had a good a good idea and got another smaller go cart for are sister and the bigger one for us. We made a race track and we raced with the to go carts. Then we made it so that only one of us went and we could see how fast he could go. My fastest was 11 seconds. Then we made an obstacle course and we sometimes really skidded trying to get through the next obstacle. My  fastest in the obstacle course was 12 seconds. We had fun but sometimes are backs got really ouchy on are spine and are tail bone so we put a pillow there.

Soccer cleats

Nike Hypervenom
The Nike Hypervenom Phantom 2 Is good because It does not have a stiff heel and they have good touch.
They are not good because they make a fake kind and sometimes trick people.



Nike Mercurial Superfly
They have very good touch but the have a stiff heel and cause blisters



Nike Vapor 10
They are good at everything

My Pies

I wanted to make pie and I learned how to make a pie crust but it was not flaky and the filling didn't work out that good. But It tried again and the next time I put a lattice on top and it tasted better but still not that good. Then I made a chocolate pie but it froze and it didn't taste that good. Then I made another apple pie and this time it turned out delicious the crust was flaky and I put egg yolk on the top crust so it looked even more beautiful. Then I made a Pumpkin one. It turned out good but I shouldn't have put lemon because are yogurt was already sour. Then I made a pecan pie and it was good and it was a little sweet. But it turned out great and the crust was flaky. Then I made a berry one and it turned out way to sweet and no one liked it. Then I made a savory pie called Quiche. It turned out great but it overflowed a little. None of my pies are perfect but the more you make the better you get. Sometimes if they don't turn out you should not give up and you should keep on going maybe add a little more water. I will give you the Recipe for the pie crust.

So the ingredients are 1 cup and 1/3 of a cup of flour

1/2 a teaspoon of salt

1/2 a teaspoon baking powder (optional)

1 teaspoon acid vinegar

2 and a half tablespoons ice cold water to 3 and a half

8 tablespoons butter

Now how to make it first cut the butter into two thirds and one third. Cut them into cubes and put them in bowls. But the larger amount of butter cubes in the fridge and the smaller amount in the freezer.  Now put the flour, salt, and optional baking powder in a bag and put it in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. Now after 30 minutes take the flour mixture and mix it up in a food processor until combined. Now add the larger amount of butter cubes and pulse it until it resembles a coarse meal, add the smaller amount of frozen butter cubes and pulse it until there are pieces of butter no larger than a pea. Now add the smallest amount of ice water and vinegar. Pulse a few times. Pinch it if it holds together then it is ready, if it is crumbling in your hand add the rest of the water and vinegar. Now this is very important because if you don't put enough water and vinegar then it will crumble when you roll it out but if you add to much water and vinegar then it will shrink. So now put this on a plastic wrap and with the plastic wrap use your knuckles to compress it until it turns  into a disc or discs. Put it in the fridge for at least an hour. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Take it out in an hour and flour you surface, rolling pin, and the top of the pie crust. Roll it out into 12" now put it in the pie plate and cut of the excess until there is about 1/2 an inch of dough hanging off the sides. Now roll it up into the pie crust and then crimp the edges however you want. Put it in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes so the crimped edges stay. Take it out and put the filling in. Put it in the oven for 15 minutes then change it to 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.