adventuring in dungeons and kitchens
Pear pie with an almond cake topping, made for my class’s final project presentations—seven epic hours of critique, booyah. Pie helps us all to get through. Potema the Wolf Queen says that pie helps her to get through her day as well—seven epic hours of sleeping on the couch *yawn*.
Read More Pies of autumn, pear editionI wanted to try something different for the holiday pumpkin pies this year, beyond the tried and true Libby’s recipe. Found this one that uses apple butter, which sounded pretty brilliant. I love apple butter. The original recipe called for a nut crust (which I skipped, opting for Purdy’s basic flaky pastry instead) and a walnut […]
Read More Apple butter pumpkin pie, test runThis is a favorite, the sour cream custard with the apples is divine, and the streusel top (just sugar and butter no nuts) complements it perfectly. Have made this several times, for people who normally hate apple pie but adore this recipe.
Read More Apple custard pie with streusel top
pies & heavy armor 