Tag: pie
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Dark Chocolate Espresso Cream Pie with Amaretto Cherries
2016 National Pie Championship Chocolate Cream Winner It’s funny how things happen when you least expect them. I’ve been competing in the National Pie Championships since 2008 and a professional since 2015. Going into this year, I knew that my chances of winning anything are low. There are some AMAZING professional pie chefs, especially Evette […]
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Creamy Coconut Custard from the 2008 National Pie Championships
The first year I entered the National Pie Championships, I was awful. No, I was beyond awful. I’d watched a special on Food Network about it and arrogantly thought, “I can do that!,” without ever considering that I’d never made my own pie crust before. After that first disasterous year, I read, practiced, and studied pies. […]
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Orange Natilla (na-tee-ya) Custard Pie
My first trip to World Food Championships was in 2013. I was excited to go, but to be honest, I was completely skeptical about the experience. I knew going into it that I would not do well. I wasn’t a professional chef; I had no formal training, and I would undoubtedly be out classed. Before […]
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Chubby Hubby PIE…
Yes, gentlemen, it really does exist! A cookie crust filled with more chocolate chip cookie, caramel, chocolate, and pretzel pieces, and topped off with massive amounts of peanut butter! People constantly ask me how I’m able to bake all the things that I make and be a diabetic at the same time. I always say, “it’s […]
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Pumpkin Overload
I love pumpkin bread, pumpkin scones, and pumpkin risotto, but I hate pumpkin pie, pumpkin beer, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin coffee creamer, and everything else that has taken the humble pumpkin and turned it into something completely unnatural. So now, let me say that I feel like a complete hypocrite.
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Recipe Testing NEVER Ends
Each year, around December, I begin making test pies for Christmas and the American Pie Council‘s National Pie Championship. Sometimes they are good, and sometimes, they are complete disasters. For whatever reason, I love using cream cheese, coffee, chocolate, and caramel. This year, at my husband’s request, I’ve made him a pie using his favorite […]