Love and Pie

[plumtreeblossom]

Last night I made a garlicky chicken pot pie for me and beowabbit, the perfect hot comfort food on a freezing winter night. Everybody got some -- the cats got the raw trimmings from the chicken when I was prepping last night, and vanguardcdk had some and liked it in spite of the mushrooms. Oh yes, it had mushrooms, potatoes, peas, carrots, and diced chicken breast, all in a creamy garlic-chicken sauce inside a flaky golden crust. The kind of food that you need to have sex after eating, because you're so overflowing with life's bounty.

Pie is magical food. You can put anything you want in it, and it emerges from the oven beaming with homespun joy and flavor. No matter if you're vegan or a meatasaur, or whether you prefer sweet or savory, it's all pie and it's all good. I'm in a very Titus mood today, full of inspiration for at least 20 kinds of pie that I've never had but which I think would be luscious. Maybe I should host a pie supper sometime this winter and we can watch Sweeney Todd. (My beloved beowabbit bought me a new DVD player!).

Pies On My Mind:

Ham with cheddar and smoked gouda pie
Key tangerine pie
Flan pie
Chili pie (hey, I've never had it)
Those medieval meat-fruit pies from A Boke of Gode Cookery (mostly cuz beowabbit is into the meat-fruit interface)
Thanksgiving food pie (turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc)
Coffee cream pie (chocolate covered espresso beans for garnish, oh yes)
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Mini Pies (don't think I wouldn't)
This just goes on....

I packed up the leftovers for him to bring to work for lunch today. I adore my Wabbity Wuver!

Comments

[komos.livejournal.com]

Are you thinking proper pies or perhaps pasties?

If you do decide to go with the every flavor pies, consider passing them along to mollys_cauldron?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oooh, what a fun community! If I ever make these, i'll post there about it. :-)

[androidqueen.livejournal.com]

i <3 mincemeat. i've been told that mincemeat pies once contained actual meat. i wonder if they're related to this meat-fruit pie that you're suggesting.

also, i suggest that you absolutely do a bunch of bertie bott's every flavor mini pies.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I've never tried mincemeat (either fruit-only or meat-fruit), but every holiday season I see them in the store. Apparently sometimes it still includes meat. I'd prefer meatless, but The Wabbit would probably like the traditional meat-fruit version.

Hark! The Pie King!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I was wondering when you'd show up! :-)

Re: sorry I'm late!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

The boots are sizzling hot! I put in a few suggestions over on your thread. Hope I get to see you in them. :-)

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should host a pie supper sometime this winter and we can watch Sweeney Todd.

OMG please invite me.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Will do!

Wow, I'm full of ideas today. For those who knit, a knit winter tam hat in the pattern of a lattice-top pie would be so cute! (I don't knit, unfortunately)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Do indeed make pie for your new boy! Pie seems to be an aphrodesiac (at least in my experience. ;-)

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Here you'll sample
Mistress Mare's meat pies
Savory and sweet pies
As you'll see

You who eat pies
Mistress Mare's meat pies
Conjure up the treat pies
Used to be.

[moria923.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I hope you do have that party. It sounds like so much fun!