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Pumpkin Pie Ideas Needed
I have no problem admitting this...but I use the recipe on the back of the Libby's canned pumpkin.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Tartelette, Alpine Berry, and Serious Eats.
Dear AHT: Best Burgers in Philly?
The burger at Butcher & Singer is Freaking. Amazing.
And at 5.95 for a weekday lunch? Oh snap.
Watch out though, the Coke will run you 3.50.
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Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
If I only eat the crust, it's because something went wrong with the filling.
Pumpkin Pie Ideas Needed
I have no problem admitting this...but I use the recipe on the back of the Libby's canned pumpkin.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Tartelette, Alpine Berry, and Serious Eats.
Dear AHT: Best Burgers in Philly?
The burger at Butcher & Singer is Freaking. Amazing.
And at 5.95 for a weekday lunch? Oh snap.
Watch out though, the Coke will run you 3.50.
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
Once I realized that I could microwave apples to prevent excess shrinkage during baking, my apple pies turn out lovely.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Booty Fruit
Perfect, in season strawberries.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Lemon Aid
I buy a ton (or what feels like it) of lemons in the Italian Market, let them get really ripe, and then when they are getting soft, I squeeze the bejesus out of them. Add water and sugar to taste. A few limes add a nice mix.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Baron VonFunburger's Haunted Castle Cavalcade
A Spicy Chicken Sandwich meal from Wendy's - no mayo, add cheese, and substitute a Frosty for the drink.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Pancake Mountain
A short stack of blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup. I can only finish a short stack, a regular serving is way too much for me.
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
Sea salt, oregano, garam masala, black pepper. I use it for frying chicken.
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
Any kind of berry, I think.
The Real Emotions Behind the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards
I love Stanley Tucci. That is heartbreaking to hear about his wife, but I am not surprised at his strength and candor.
In Videos: Rachel Maddow Mixes Drinks with Jimmy Fallon
If Chartreuse doesn't man it up, at least it'll make it easier to digest.
The Bible Bar Contains the Seven Foods of Deuteronomy 8:8
I found these for the first time a few years back in Garland of Letters, a New Age-y store on South Street in Philadelphia. I immediately bought them.
Taste Result: TERRIBLE. They are absolutely horrible. I think I'd actually rather eat a real Bible before chowing down on one of these blasphemous bars.
Cook the Book: Jamie at Home
Potato soup with bacon and sharp cheddar cheese!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Edible Chocolate Box from Charles Chocolates
A simple slice of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Swiss, tomato, and spicy mustard. That's it.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
Bagel, lox, cream cheese, red onion, tomato.
What's on your Xmas* list?
A nice espresso machine, and some Le Creuset pots.
Goofy kitchen appliances (please don't buy that for me!)
That toaster thingy that has the egg cooker built in to it? Weirdness for me. Of course, my stepdad loves the concept and wants it.
Photo of the Day: Wiener Dog
I will overdose on adorable.
Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
My Nana slaughters her own pigs on her property on Long Island. No bacon I have had since will ever come close.
Cook the Book: 'How to Cook Everything, Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition'
I make Bittman's coconut rice all the time. Goes with Indian, goes with Asian!
I LOOOVE GUY FIERI
I can't stand him. He's definitely not living this foodie's dream.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I have ignored fillings before, yes. It is better when you can eat the filling and the crust together but the crust is almost never problematic.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I think whoever said "maybe crust haters are used to store bought crusts and never had a scratch crust" might be onto something. Well-made scratch crust...OMG, nothing like it. And you KNOW that someone making a scratch crust would not waste such a labor of love on acky Sandra Lee canned filling.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I agree that a higher crust-to-fruit ratio is preferable with fruit pies. The filling is often too sweet and I like a good thick crust to balance it.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I loooooooove pie crust unplugged, especially hot, with a glass of ice cold (whole) milk. I usually make a two crust recipe even if I just need one for a pie so I can have a special treat.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Not particularly but my husband loves, loves, loves pie crust by itself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I totally ignore the fruit - especially when its way too gooey. I'm a crust eater all the way.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Yeah, she was....I talked to her on the phone yesterday afternoon before I wrote this post. (Can't say I have a recording of the conversation, but my coworkers overheard me.) After she told me how much she liked crust and how not into filling she was, I said something like, "Uh mom, people usually like to eat both together," and she she responded with surprise. Not that she doesn't understand that people tend to eat both together, just that her tolerance for sweetness must be so low that she's surprised most people enjoy the fillings, or something like that.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When you told her, your mother was suprised that people like to eat filling and crust together?!? :-| Shouldn't an artifice at least serve a purpose and be a little less obviously contrived?
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I heart pie crust. I usually eat the fruit filling first leaving the pie crust to enjoy last. When I have leftover pie dough scraps, I end up putting dabs of Nutella in and making mini turnovers.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Oh I have been doing this for years! I used to joke that I performed "stealth surgery" on pies because I could hit the dessert table at family Christmases or Thanksgivings and remove 2 slices worth of crust, leaving behind most of the filling, and no one realized what I was doing:)
If fillings are made with good, fresh fruit and not loaded w/ sugar, I'll eat them. But all too often, I'd take a bite and realize the apple or cherry filling was canned. Not wasting calories on that, thanks!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I also love pie crust and save it for last. On the rare occasion that my mom made pies from scratch, she'd roll out the scraps and do the sugar/cinnamon thing as a few people above described. I liked that better than the pie.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
My mom is completely the opposite. She'll eat the filling and maybe half of the top crust, and leave the rest for the dog!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When we were young, my grandmother always dusted the pie crust with cinnamon sugar and baked them. Those toasty, crispy, lightly sweet bites were always my favorite part of the pie making process.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I love pie crust. I always save the crust for last.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Depending on the fruit, I will often leave a little mound of filling untouched and polish off the crust - I like a less fruity crust-to-fruit ratio in my bites. Mmm... crust.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Goo-enhanced crust + ice cream!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
i love pie...filling, crust-all of it.
i get weird with cake tho-leave off the icing entirely & just let me at the cake itself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
That's very funny, because everyone I know actually hates eating the crust and would rather the pie be without it. Well, besides me. The crust has always been my favorite part.
On the other hand, maybe they don't like the crust because they're used to buying store bought pie shells instead of making their own. Home made is definitely the best.
As for the pie filling, I really dislike most fruit pies because, indeed, they're too sweet and way too gooey. Coconut is my favorite, pumpkin is lovely, lemon is very nice, and chocolate is good too, but I usually can't eat a fruit pie unless I make it myself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Crust is a boat and filling is the reason for the pie!
But;; I enjoy crust part more than filling. well I actually like eating filling and crust seperately and it all comes together eventually anyway:)
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I sprinkle the pie crust trimmings with sugar and cinnamon, roll up in twists, and bake. Or roll out pie crust in rectangle shape to fit cookie sheet. Bake, then break up, add strawberries and whipped cream for strawberry shortcake.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I generally eat the two parts separately, saving the best part (the crust of course) for last. Then I'll go around the table and ask everyone else if they're going to eat their "pie bones"!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@Ineedtacos: I still roll out and bake the extra crust for my grand kids, I sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar.
But I like pies with filling too.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Yes. So much so that every T-Giving, I mix a batch of Rose Levy Beranbaum's Cheddar Pie Crust and make cookies out of it. I use gingerbread cooky cutters, brush with egg wash, sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake. I started this tradition years ago after having made apple pie with the cheddar crust. I had leftover crust and made a few cookies. My daughter loved them and insists every year that we have them.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Love the crust. roll out the scraps, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar as my mom did, and roll up into fat little rolls. bake along with the pie.
@heartofGlass: my sister adds no sugar to her pie filling. It's just a little too tart for me, but I put a lot less sugar into my pie than my mother did.
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If I only eat the crust, it's because something went wrong with the filling.