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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: nubbinator on Thu, 27 November 2014, 01:36:15
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I ****ing love pies. I don't know what it is, but give me cake and I'm sad, but give me pie and we're best friends. So, with that said, what kinds of pies are people making/eating for Thanksgiving (American Thanksgiving for our Canadian members)?
This year I decided to go non-standard and try something totally different that I've never done before. For one of my pies, I did a more standard berry pie. I mixed golden raspberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries, squeezed in some sweet lemon juice, and added a little mint. I probably should have bruised and torn the mint, but I lightly bruised and minced it.
The weird, non-standard pie was a kiwi based pie. It's a kiwi sage pie with sliced and layered kiwi, minced sage, a little sweet lemon juice, and one thin layer of strawberry in it. I was going to do straight kiwi, but thought a little strawberry would help. And before you go thinking kiwi sage, you're a weird one nubs, I did make a kiwi sage reduction a couple of weeks back that was awesome, so I have hope for this pie.
Anyone else decide to do a little experimenting?
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can't go wrong with pumpkin..
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You can't, but it's so damn predictable...and store bought ones are usually pretty ****ty.
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You can't, but it's so damn predictable...and store bought ones are usually pretty ****ty.
well... I wouldn't say ****ty.. it's more starchy, as if they tried to minimize cost by using less pumpkin..
But... i mean... the extreme sugar is what makes desserts pop anyway.. so if you're not super retentive about how the pr0z do it.. it works aight..
Kinda like the QFR of pies..
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That kiwi pie sounds very interesting nubs, I would like to try that one..
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I would kill for some pumpkin pie right now. It's a very uncommon dish here in Australia but I used to get it at this cafe I'd visit with my grandparents, ****ing delicious.
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I'm not one for pumpkin pie. Just dont like it :-X
I'm an apple pie guy.
But one pie i would love to have right now is some banana cream pie :p
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Totally agree Pie>Cake every time... unless it's ice cream cake. Ice cream cake wins over everything.
A good keylime pie is hands down my favorite, but so many places don't know how to properly make them so you get that pudding pie bull****.
Amongst regular flavors, blueberry is by far my fav. Served hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream :eek:
(https://i.imgur.com/Iaqtokx.jpg)
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My favourite is cherry pie. With some damn good coffee. And some music by Angelo Badalamenti in the background ...
Mint in food: No thanks. Mint is for toothpaste, and sometimes for chocolate. I can't stand mint elsewhere as it reminds me of brushing my teeth.
Sage and kiwi sounds weird... I've got to try it. :)
Otherwise in season, I often make blueberry pie, of course from wild blueberries that I have picked myself. Where I live there is also a abandoned apple orchard, where I can pick as much as I want, and this last season I made three different apple pies.
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examples of what i like
a lovely chicken pie
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cheese & ham pie
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egg & rice pie
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I like most pies. Today we're having pumpkin and apple (both made by my sister).
And I agree about regular cake, but seriously, cheesecake is better than pies IMO.
And my favourite pie is french silk pie.
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A pie is only as good as the fruit you use to make it.
For sweet pie, my favorite is blueberry, but has to be in-season Maine blueberries (the small ones, not those lousy monster ones).
For tart pie, not much beats a good rhubarb.
Speaking of kiwi, try Rhubarb, Kiwi, Strawberry pie sometime...amazing!!
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Have a Bakers Square French Silk ready for tonight...
Personal favs include: Coconut Cream, Custard, and Sour Raisin.
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My dad makes black-bottom pecan pie, wife makes pumpkin and apple. Tons of pie to go around. :D
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Todd's is right around the corner from my house:
http://whybake.com/ (http://whybake.com/)
Pre-ordered Sweet Potato and Chocolate Pecan for tnite. Will go along great with farm fresh full fat daily made ice cream!! Peanut butter cup and Sweet Cream!!
Washing it all down with tons of single malt Scotch!!
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Ahh.. I forgot about Rhubarb. That is also really nice.