DALLAS DREAMS

Again I tried to do something more unique, and I don't think this one turned out super great.  I mean, it was okay. It was sweet and creamy, but it just didn't live up to the vision inside my head. The meringue on top did not work.  I guess I don't know how to make them since my lemon meringue pie was also a flop.  It was just a gooey mess stuck to the top.   And then there wasn't a very strong grapefruit flavor. This was definitely my own fault because I couldn't get any grapefruits to zest (meaning there were no quality grapefruits at the store), so I used oranges instead.  I did use grapefruit juice in the curd in the middle, but it was still not very strong. I also don't think I used the right type of caramel in the middle cream portion.  Finally, I think I left them in the oven a second too long. You can see they are a little more black than I would like.  In addition to the pie not working the way I thought, it was also the most difficu...

 It is finally here, one of my favorite holidays.  Of course I am required to love pi day because I am a mathematician, but I am also a pie-maker, this day was make for people like.   I wasn't going to go crazy with pies this year, but Amy pushed me into it.  I was only going to make 2 pies, but Amy figured we should probably make one for everyone in the family.  We ended up baking 6 pies, (and some friends brought over a 7th pie).  That is a lot of pies for a small family, we ended up sharing most of them.  Here is what we made:  -Apple Pie (American Favorite) -Coconut Cream Pie (One of Amy's favorites I made earlier this year) -Milk bar Pie (this is a New one we have never made before) -Nantucket Cranberry Pie (One of my favorite I made previously) -Strawberry Pie (was suppose to be strawberry-rhubarb, we we couldn't find any rhubard) -Cookie Pie (Amy actually made this one, she loves cookies) -Key Lime Pie (brought to us by our friends) Th...

  I have started to reach a little for more unique pies.  This one was suggested by on old friend from Rochester, thought I should give it a chance.  This was not my favorite pie, but I'm not a HUGE fan of molasses.  This pie was essentially a pie crust with molasses inside, with a crumble topping.  I had a slice, but I could eat a lot of it.  Anyway, it was a good experiment!