Oops, I Dropped the AC Pie

No, this hasn’t ever actually happened to me, but this is in honor of all the New Yorkers for whom the struggle is real. Now that it’s finally hot enough to need an air conditioner, it’s time for the season of walking by store fronts in the hope that someone opens the door and lets…

Desperate for Summer in New York Pie

Big news: I’m starting a new series! Now that I’m done with all of the Waitress pies, I thought I’d try my hand at creating my own, New York-themed recipes, named in the style of Jenna Hunterson. I got this idea from my co-workers, who came up with some awesome inspirational New York yays and…

Week 28: Mermaid Marshmallow Pie

Well, I can’t believe I’m about to say this (and I feel like a contestant on The Bachelor), but my journey has come to an end! Yep, this is the final pie from the Waitress pie cookbook and I feel…oddly nostalgic, yet liberated. No longer am I a slave to weekly dough-kneading, butter melting, and…

Week 27: Thanks for Taking Me to the Moon Peanut Butter Moon Pie Pie

Happy Valentine’s Day, folks! I may not have a special someone to share this day with (#perpetuallysingle), but the story behind this pie makes you believe in love and connection, even if it ultimately doesn’t work out (and is, ya know…wildly inappropriate). I saved this one for a day when we could all use a…

Week 26: Life’s a Rocky Road Macadamia Mousse Pies

I’m not sure what it was about last week, but it felt like it was about twelve days long. Maybe it was because it was a five day week after a holiday week or maybe it was because the weather dipped down into the teens again, but all the memes are true: January lasted for…

Week 25: Where There’s a Whisk There’s a Way

Since I’ve been doing Whole 30/dry January, I’ve had a ton of time on my hands on the weekends and in the evenings. I promised one of my co-workers who hasn’t gotten to try many of my pies that I would make one that coordinated with his schedule. So, I set off to make this…

Week 24: The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie

This past Friday was my a cappella group’s annual “Keybaret” which is basically a cabaret where we all sing whatever we want and throw in a few a cappella songs for good measure. It was an especially momentous occasion because three of our longest-standing members are leaving the group, and this was their last performance.…

Week 23: Meet Your Dream Chocolate Cream Pie

Being that I had very few plans this past long weekend, I decided to cook up a storm. I wanted to make a pie I could easily bring to work the next day and a cream or custard always does nicely after an overnight stint in the fridge. I woke up early on Tuesday to…

Week 22: Pineapple Upside Down Pie

Its a pie! It’s a cake! It’s a cake pie! It’s been a while since I brought a pie to work, so I thought this would be the week. I never know when my co-workers are going to be hungry. Sometimes they are ravenous in the morning because they haven’t had breakfast (or more often,…

Week 21 (Part 6): Jenna’s Devil Food Chocolate Oasis Pie

We’ve made it to final pie of the pie party! Jenna’s Devil Food Chocolate Oasis Pie, like the banana cream pie, has a secret layer of flavor between the crust and cream filling that really puts it over the edge. I have a weird thing about chocolate cookie or Oreo cookie crumbs being used in…