I was so excited to make pie for Pi Day yesterday! Went to the store and bought the needed ingredients for my mother's pumpkin pie, including pre-made pie crust (I don't make crust. Ever). Came home, went to get the recipe and ... couldn't find it! Panic!
Here's my issue with pie: The only true and living pie is pumpkin. I don't make pie unless it's pumpkin pie, and I don't make pumpkin pie unless it's my mother's recipe.
I decided to make one of the Lesser Pies: chocolate anything or key lime. (No, lemon doesn't work. Meringue is evil.) I looked up recipes for key lime pie on-line and settled on one that I thought sounded decent. I doubled it, just because I could. That would make one for the Pi Day party and one for us later. I made the pies, poured them into the pie crusts and let them set.
Were they done in time for the party? No. We bought a pie at the store.
But we decided that keeping 2 pies was ridiculous, so on our way out we stopped by a neighbor's house, wished them Happy Pi Day, and gave them the key lime pie. Happily, the pie is green, so it doubles as a St. Patrick's Day pie, they informed me. Win for everyone! What great neighbors we are!
It wasn't until late last night that Rob said, "Were those pie crusts baked?"
"What?"
Yep. We totally just gave the neighbors a pie with an unbaked pie crust. In the words of my good friend, Jules Q, we are so awesome!
4 comments:
At least it won't kill them if they eat it. Just lookin' on the bright side. . .
You made my day! I'm still laughing.
That's why I posted it. It's more fun to do something totally lame if you share it afterword!
And thanks, Kelly. You're like Miss Sunshine! :)
Tamra,
Thank you for your drunken pie making.
Best,
Dustin
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