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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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I Hate Pi (Crust)

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 by Crumby Icing

Just kidding.  I LOVE pi(e)!  That was a great song that one of our closest friends and Hubby’s college roommate, made up and sang with his ukelele.  We went to a nerdy IT- but also artistic-focused school so he represented a perfect cross-section of the student body.  Cool. Pie crust – that’s with an “e” – has been one of my arch-nemeses since I started baking.  I watched my BILs crank out one perfect pie after another from their family recipes with (un)guarded jealousy.  Mine would … 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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Pot Pie with All the Trimmings, Light on the Fat

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken pot pie – the ultimate comfort food.  A rich, buttery crust that gives way to mounds of silky chicken and vegetables.  Ahhhhh.  Nothing better, especially if the chicken comes from a great provider like None Such Farm. I originally set out to top my pot pie with biscuits, a variation on the flat crust that I’m accustomed to but doesn’t require so much rolling.  Then I started looking at recipes and, surprise surprise, every recipe required a stick of … Continue reading →

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