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TJ1979

Dang it, phone dying again. Wanted to talk to you!

Into+the+Kitty

Go plug it in. Duh.

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stringy813 said:

I'm here eating apple pie and counting it as fruit. The end.

Can I eat a chocolate frosted cookie and count it as a fruit?

bumpuser9353653

I just downed a banana and peanut butter while trying to keep Alex from having a meltdown. But I really just wanted a big glass of wine.

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stringy813 said:

I think I have a tendency to thread-jack with food related conversations. Dessert really.

I'm pretty sure this is one of the reasons you fit in so well around here.

TJ1979

Holy crap @stringy813‌. You just got the nod from ITK!

TJ1979

Mapleme said:

stringy813 said:

I actually was thinking that you, Maple probably make a much better apple pie than this one from whole foods

My apple pie is decent, but not spectacular. Apple pie (with cheddar) is like an art in Vermont and I haven't made enough of them to consider myself proficient. I make great pie crust though. And the best pumpkin pie ever. Seriously. I'm not kidding. It's my most often republished recipe.

Best pumpkin pie EVER??? Challenge accepted.
Actually, my pecan is better.

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freezorburn

DS woke up a few minutes ago, so i got up to put him back to bed. And I am now putting myself back to bed.

freezorburn

Mapleme said:

stringy813 said:

I actually was thinking that you, Maple probably make a much better apple pie than this one from whole foods

My apple pie is decent, but not spectacular. Apple pie (with cheddar) is like an art in Vermont and I haven't made enough of them to consider myself proficient. I make great pie crust though. And the best pumpkin pie ever. Seriously. I'm not kidding. It's my most often republished recipe.

Wait -- *rubs sand out of eyes* -- pumpkin pie? Please share!

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stringy813 said:

Holy crap @stringy813‌. You just got the nod from ITK!

Woah baby! Does this elevate me to official regular status?

To be a true reg, you should have said MK-jacked instead of thread-jacked. But you're close to being there.

freezorburn

Thanks @Mapleme! I think I'll have fun playing with that .... I can't remember if we get fresh pumpkin around here. I've heard it used to be impossible to find canned. The Brits think we are crazy for having sweet pumpkin pie, because to them it's a savory vegetable. Maybe I'll do sweet potato if I can't find pumpkin.

ElleBeeDub

Butternut squash can also work as a decent sub if you can get that

ElleBeeDub

Mapleme said:

Butternut squash can also work as a decent sub if you can get that

Yes, as can most any winter squash. The consistency will change depending on the squash, but the flavor will be similar. I'd hazard to say that I like the pie with butternut squash better than with pumpkin.

I've heard that most people do, actually, but they feel so sentimentally attached to pumpkin that they have a hard time switching to butternut things.

TJ1979

@stringy813‌ I've been tempted to try chocolate pecan pie for many years. But I feel dirty messing with grandma's recipe. Worth it?

stoneycakes

DH tried pecan pie for the first time a couple of years ago.  He was blown away by it.  As a kid, he always thought it was a pie filled with a bunch of dry nuts.  LOL.  He had no idea it was a delicious butter and sugar bomb.

Mandmeesh

I failed on my first and only attempt On a Pecan pie. When removing it from the oven after the cooking time was up, I went to remove it and the entire filling poured out onto the bottom of my oven.

Moral of the story: I hate pecan pie

TJ1979

I never liked it until my 20s either. I always preferred pumpkin. Then one year I ate the pecan and now it's my preference.

stoneycakes

Mandmeesh said:

I failed on my first and only attempt On a Pecan pie. When removing it from the oven after the cooking time was up, I went to remove it and the entire filling poured out onto the bottom of my oven. Moral of the story: I hate pecan pie

LOL.  If you recall, last Thanksgiving I literally lit my sweet potato pie on fire while "toasting" the marshmallows

stoneycakes

Yeah, MK, squash pie is pretty typical around here.  I don't even know if I could tell a pumpkin pie from a squash one.

nanabanana06

This thread makes me feel like baking.

abby8279

I love all kinds of pie!

Wait...weren't we supposed to have a thread about self improvement?  Now all I can think of is pie!

TJ1979

Not till Wednesday. Pie is fine today, confess it tomorrow.

stoneycakes

We should have a pie thread.

TJ1979

Pie.

nanabanana06

ElleBeeDub

Chickypoo2468 said:

So I told D I was making butternut squash pie. He laughed and said "Do these ideas you have sound good in your head?"

That sounds like something J would say... I always tell him that I'm not making it for him and he doesn't have to eat it

stoneycakes

Just tell him you're making pumpkin pie.  Then give him squash pie.  He'll never know.

zaraceligon

You ladies are making me sick.i cannot eat pie or pudding. It's to much sugar on this tread.

welly01

TJ1979 said:

@stringy813‌ I've been tempted to try chocolate pecan pie for many years. But I feel dirty messing with grandma's recipe. Worth it?

You should definitely try it at least once.  I've had it and its pretty darn amazing.  Not a permanent replacement for Grandma's recipe though.

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Mapleme said:

Chickypoo2468 said:

So I told D I was making butternut squash pie. He laughed and said "Do these ideas you have sound good in your head?"

That sounds like something J would say... I always tell him that I'm not making it for him and he doesn't have to eat it

I suck at making food that DH doesn't like. He doesn't have a problem with me making food just for me and he'll even tolerate some things on occasion, but I love sharing food with folks who love it. So I rarely make things with mushrooms, squash, or dark leafy greens any more. Cabbage is funny though. He says he hates it and makes a face every time I add it to something, but enjoys what I make with it every time. So I keep pushing that envelope.

Ha! Same here! I tell him he doesn't have to eat it, but he always does. He also almost always really loves it. If I know that he hates something, I won't cook it when he's around. I'll generally also make a meal that's not my favorite if I know J likes it rather than one that I like that he doesn't care for,

stoneycakes

I've converted DH to liking pizza and pie crust so far.  I'm still working on lemons and olives

nanabanana06

This isn't baking related, but I have dog food in my crock pot. Thought I'd share :P

Mandmeesh

Where is my mail?!

TJ1979

Mandmeesh said:

Where is my mail?!

In the mail?

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SecretAgentKate said:

@mapleme--your package arrived today.  M was sad when we opened it and said "oh, i can't have that"  when i told him he could eat most of it he became overjoyed!

thank you so much!  seriously, like, a cookie would have been more than enough.  it cost you as much to just mail that package as the covers i sent you would have been worth.  i appreciate it so much!

This makes me so ridiculously happy reading how he was all disappointed he couldn't have it only to be surprised that he could. So awesome.

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