Week 21 (Part 5): Banana Cream Daydream Pie

I have been SO EXCITED to make this pie. As I’ve said before, I actually don’t like pie as much as you might think (give me ice cream any day of the week), but banana cream is a whole different story. Another reason I started this project, besides trying to get a shoutout from Sara…

Week 21 (Part 4): Lost Shepherd’s Pie

The second main course of the evening is now being served: Lost Shepherd’s Pie. Because I knew I’d be cooking this pie in its entirety while my guests were already at my apartment, I decided to prep all of the ingredients in the morning so they were in little containers ready to be sautéed at…

Week 21 (Part 3): My Husband’s a Jerk Chicken Potpie

We’re up to the first main course of the pie party: My Husband’s a Jerk Chicken Potpie! Y’all, this book has some GOOD savory pies. I don’t like chicken, but as I began making the pie, even I got excited about tasting it. This pie is symbolic of Jenna’s yearning for a swift escape from…

Week 21 (Part 2): I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Vinegar Pie

Even though this wasn’t the second course at the pie party, I’m posting the I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Vinegar Pie today so that it stays in 2017 with the rest of the crap that’s happened this year. I’m not sure of the origins of this pie, so apologies to wherever this was conceived and…

Week 21 (Part 1): Aren’t You Sweet Sweet Potato Pie

Guess what! Since I had a few extra vacation days to take before the new year, I decided to use Thursday and Friday to bake as many pies as I could without losing my mind (that threshold is officially 6). So, this week will be a 6-parter so I can showcase each creation from the…

Week 20: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Pie

This week’s pie is brought to you by Chanukah! My mother hosts a Chanukah dinner every year, never ceasing to complain about latkes stinking up the house and threaten to not host again next year. There wasn’t a particularly appropriate pie in the cookbook for Chanukah, so I decided to go with the Wake Up…

Week 19: Old Joe’s Slice of Heaven Pie

Last Thursday, I went to see Waitress for the 4th time (5th if you count the concert of Waitress songs Sara Bareilles did before it opened), and it was just as amazing as always. I was really in it to see Jason Mraz as Dr. Pomatter, who was delightfully quirky and melodically angelic, but I…

Week 18: Candy Gold Apple Pie

It’s She Used to Be Pie: Thanksgiving edition! I’ve made one specific recipe of apple crumb pie for Thanksgiving for however many years I’ve been a semi-functional adult, so it was a pretty big deal for me to depart from that this year. I could only make two pies this year because I had to…

Week 17: Deep Dish Blueberry-Bacon Pie

On Friday, we had our annual Fall Harvest Potluck at work. It’s such a lovely event —our horticulture team created beautiful tablescapes for the meal, we hired a pianist to play in the background, and we always have so much food that it’s difficult to do anything but sit and stare at your computer screen…

Week 16: Slow as Molasses Shoofly Pie

I came back from Aruba to find fall in NY (and then winter a few days later…#nyc)! I hadn’t made a pie for my co-workers in a while, so I decided to pick a sweet fall pie for them, especially since more than half of my office is out sick. Have to do something to…