November 06, 2004

Saturday Question of the Day

Every Saturday I'll try to come up with some "out there" question that just makes you stop and think about something not so important. Think of it as a mini vacation. If you have any ideas drop me a line and we'll throw it in here. Who knows, it might be fun.

OK - Here goes:

Food always seems to get a response, and right now I'm feeling a bit like a comment whore, so food it is!

What is your very favorite Pie? (other than Pizza)

I love pie. Adore it. I, like Andie MacDowell in the movie Michael, could write a song about pie. There are a few I DON'T like. Pecan pie, mincemeat pie, yeah, that pretty much covers it. I love fruit pies, my favorite being cheery or pineapple apricot (you've not lived til you tried this one). And I love lemon pie (grandma's very special recipe that I am not allowed to share). Oh and don't forget coconut cream, and banana. And of course, I make about the best chocolate pie known to man. (If I may say so myself).

But my two favorite, never say no, never less than 2 pieces, pies are:

Pumpkin and my Grandma's recipe for Peanut Butter.

But the caveat is it has to be homemade crust. The crust is the key to everything. That in itself is a story.....

The first time I made pie crust was with my Grandma. She makes the best pies ever in this world, or the next. Her pie crust is THE flakiest, the tastiest, the bestest. Period.

So......we just finished the bread for the next day. Grandma starts explaining the pie crust. (Did I mention Grandma was suffering from Alzheimer’s?) Anyway, she skims through the instructions and I start in. What she forgot to tell me is you want to touch the dough as LITTLE as possible. Yeah, well, I kneaded the hell out of that stuff.

Fastforward to dinner. Grandpa had to have his pie for dessert. Grandma tells him I made it that night. As she goes to serve, I notice she's havin' trouble cutting it. Grandpa ends up scooping his pie out with a spoon. That crust was so hard - when packing his lunch for the next day, Grandpa tell Grandma not to bother putting the pie on a plate, he'll just use the crust!!

I was crushed. I couldn't apologize enough. Grandpa looks at me and smirks, actually SMIRKS, and says: Tammi I raised 7 girls. You think this is the first time this has happened?

I didn't make homemade crust again for 3 years. Never fear - now it's almost as good as Grandma's. :)

ANYWAY - What is your VERY favorite Pie!!

Posted by Tammi at November 6, 2004 08:43 AM
Comments

I only like one kind.
Dutch Apple - - warm from the oven, topped with 'Nilla Ice Cream.

Posted by: Jovi at November 6, 2004 09:11 AM

I love my Mom's Pecan pie, and I would just about kill for a good grasshopper pie!

Posted by: Laughing Wolf at November 6, 2004 10:58 AM

Just about every pie - but Coconut Custard is heaven. Can I get Grandma's recipe? Pie crust is the one thing I really stink at!

Posted by: Karen at November 6, 2004 11:41 AM

I enjoy stealing warm apple pie with cinnamon and cream every time Alex orders one. I couldn't eat a serving of my own.

Do savoury pies count? Vegetables in cheese sauce pies are also good.

Posted by: Sally at November 6, 2004 01:00 PM

Strawberry-rhubarb. Rare and oh-so-good. :)

Posted by: JimK at November 6, 2004 02:20 PM

Pumpkin and the season is here!

Posted by: John at November 6, 2004 02:45 PM

Well... [decides not to go there]

Pumpkin :-)

Posted by: Harvey at November 14, 2004 10:56 AM