I am fortunate to have a very dear friend who bakes the most excellent pies I have ever tasted, although unfortunately I only see him infrequently these days, as we now live on opposite coasts. Of his many fabulous creations, I have heartily partaken of a quince tart, several apple and apple-cranberry pies, about three different sweet potato pies, and a peach pie. When he visited at the beach house this summer he brought along this incredibly scrumptious strawberry-rhubarb pie, which we devoured bit by bit, sometimes even for breakfast, the goal being to have the pie last for the duration of the week he was visiting. I think we made it four days. It was usually eaten a la mode. It's been several weeks and I'm still thinking about it longingly. (Is this what is meant by food porn?) I've been asking for the recipe, and if he sends it along I will post.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Bubba's Pie
I am fortunate to have a very dear friend who bakes the most excellent pies I have ever tasted, although unfortunately I only see him infrequently these days, as we now live on opposite coasts. Of his many fabulous creations, I have heartily partaken of a quince tart, several apple and apple-cranberry pies, about three different sweet potato pies, and a peach pie. When he visited at the beach house this summer he brought along this incredibly scrumptious strawberry-rhubarb pie, which we devoured bit by bit, sometimes even for breakfast, the goal being to have the pie last for the duration of the week he was visiting. I think we made it four days. It was usually eaten a la mode. It's been several weeks and I'm still thinking about it longingly. (Is this what is meant by food porn?) I've been asking for the recipe, and if he sends it along I will post.
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Bubba never makes me pies! I wish he would. He was the best man (by far) at my wedding, and he did offer delicious "assorted links", but no pie. My oh my I'd love some pie.
Bruce, I'm sure if you had Bubba over to your place he'd make you a pie. btw, what, exactly, are "assorted links"? At our house we are in the process of collecting the ripe blackberries in the yard with the hopes of including them in a pie, so if you are in the nabe in the near future you might stumble upon some home-made blackberry pie. A la mode, of course.
...oh those blackberries sound good.
My 8yr daughter Lily and I went to Sauvie Island last weekend and picked blueberries. She was an intense berry picker, and for awhile I lost her between the bushes. We took them home and made blueberry muffins. These were soooo much better than the usual ones from Costco or Starbucks because we used a lot more cream and they were so soft.
The Recipe
Assorted Links
Bruce! Thanks for the muffin recipe--can't wait to try it. Did you use cream instead of milk? And I thought that's what you meant by assorted links. You must have had one very tasty wedding.
Hey Folks,
I won't post the full recipe, 'cause it's a little long, but here are the basic ingredients:
-your favorite 2-crust pie dough
-1 lb. of strawberries, hulled & halved
-1 lb. rhubarb in half-inch dice
-1.25 cups o' sugar
.25 cup of corn starch (or less, if you like a runnier pie)
-.5 tsp. of cinnamon
Assemble all this stuff and bake in a 400-degree oven for 50-55 minutes, or until top is nicely browned and juice is bubbling out of the crust vents so thickly that you can't stand it anymore. Das it.
I did two things this weekend that are relative to your comments:
On Saturday:
A charity bike ride run by Harpoon Brewery, which featured free beer and assorted links (i.e., hot and sweet Italian sausage) at the finish
On Sunday:
Went to a place called Heath, just west of here, and picked 18 lbs. of low-bush blueberries. So Bruce, that muffin recipe will come in handy.
Bruce,
Sorry that you lived in the PPB (Pre-Pie Bubba) Era... Hopefully, we can rectify that in the near future.
Christine,
Dig the Blog... Keep up the good work.
Westside!
Bubba! Thanks for sending the recipe. I will repost on the main page to make sure it gets seen. Also, I like having a picture of a pie front and center on the blog when I log in.
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