I know, I'm not very original making Chocolate pie in February. But I like chocolate!! Besides, it's not like there is a seasonal fruit to mash up in my kitchen to slide in a pie shell.
Pie 2: Chocolate Cream Pie
This recipe is from Saveur. Go here. You know you want to:
http://www.saveur.com/
The frustrating part was I could not find chocolate nilla wafers. I checked several stores, swearing under my breath because I swore I saw a box of those sneaky cookies someplace. Grr! So I bought a pack of Oreos and proceeded to use my best untwisting skills to make a pile of just chocolate cookies. This left me a pile of single cookies with a chunk of icing on each one. I decided to smash those two half oreos and make my own double stuf oreos. Why waste chocolate?
Comments:
The crust turned out tough, presumably due to my lack of nilla wafers. The rest of the pie: FANTASTIC!
Plus it tastes good with a couple of double stuf oreos.
Now Bake That!
Most people I know make New Year's resolutions to do things that they really, deep down, do not want to do. It's more like a to-do list your grandma would make for you. Sit up straight, go for a walk, eat your vegetables, wear a hat, and my favorite "If you eat the crusts off your bread, you'll get curly hair!". Yeah, my grandma lied. I still have stick straight hair. That's okay, I forgive her. She grew up during the Great Depression. Thrown away crusts would have been a crime.
I didn't want a New Year's resolution that I didn't look forward to. I wanted something I was excited to do. Problem? I have a busy life. I work full time and have two busy school aged children. I needed a reason to carve a little "me" time.
My New Year's resolution: to bake pie.
I love to bake. It's a hobby I have had since I was 8. I started with my mom making chocolate chip cookies. Since I still love to bake a myriad of other things, I chose to only bake a pie a month. So I went on the internet and figured out when different fruits are in season. Get some tips for that evil pie crust. My husband loves food magazines. I flipped through our pile and picked some winners. Here comes the first!
January: Lemon Icebox Pie from Saveur magazine
Recipe: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/silver-skillet-lemon-icebox-pie
Comments:
The pie turned out great! I think starting with a cream pie was a very good idea.
The recipe made a lot of filling so I had more than enough. When I pulled it out of my pie pan, the crust was hard for me to manage and some of it stuck on the bottom of the pan and it crumbled up. Clearly I am not a food stylist. It tasted great though.
Now Bake That!
