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Steve Raichlen Would Be Proud: Smoked Chocolate Cream Pie

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 by Crumby Icing
smoked chocolate cream pie

I’m actually not sure if Steve, renowned grillmaster, has ever come out with a recipe for smoked cream pie.  Knowing him, he probably does.  And it’s probably made on an actual grill than on an electric stove. Either way, my MIL found this recipe in the local paper and while I prefer to do my recipe hunts on the web, this one was particularly intriguing. What does smoked cream taste like?  Would it taste burned?  Can I smoke some nut flavor into … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Brownie Pie

I wasn’t going to make a pie – but once Hubby started cooking dinner I couldn’t help myself.  After all, we went to a tech school and it just wouldn’t be right not to celebrate our roots. First his fantastic organic pork chops from Purely Farms stuffed with Flint Hill Farm goat cheese and grapes and glazed with balsamic reduction, served alongside spinach sauteed with garlic and mustard, and couscous:     Then Brownie Pie from Ina Garten, topped with … Continue reading →

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That Much Closer to 30….

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Devil's Food cake with Oreo Cream

A few weeks ago my dearly beloved turned 28!  To celebrate, he insisted on cooking his own dinner for our parents and me.  I guess I’m rubbing off on him, huh? As we got to the week of his birthday, he still hadn’t declared what he was cooking other than the star – None Such Farms prime rib.  If he had his way, that would have been the only thing served.  Despite how classy he is, he does have a … Continue reading →

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