Monday, April 16, 2007

Pee Eye Ee

I bought another cookbook. Various and sundry social plans had been scrubbed by one thing or another during the week, and I was feeling sorry for myself. In an attempt to offset grouchiness, we traipsed downtown for maple beers (one sign of spring around here, even if nothing else seems in synch), a good burger and a stop at the bookstore.

We wandered, not so aimlessly... magazines, fiction, stuff on sale, craft inspiring reads... ah, cookbooks. If I close my eyes in that aisle, and take a deep breath, I can almost smell the test kitchens. Just like (most of) the food that they help bring into being, cookbooks soothe my soul. This one said PIE in big letters on it's big, fat, thick spine. I like to eat pie, but I also really like to make pie. Bless you Ken Haedrich, for this book. I will spend as much time reading it as I will trying out the recipes. So many recipes! Presented in a way that makes the art of pie accessible to anyone with a hankering to make one.

Mmm. Pie...

4 comments:

Adam said...

Did you say Maple Beers?

Kate said...

sorry, our alert system has suffered some staffing issues. but it is true! maple wee heavy pints are available at the brewpub. when should we expect you?!

Sonadora said...

Cookbooks are my downfall as well. I picked up a new one this weekend with recipes from the Inns in Sonoma....the food at the Inns was too good to resist the cookbook. I think that makes 27 cookbooks....

Anonymous said...

Chess Pie.

Miss Mary's Chess Pie.

Oh, yeah, and one of the chocolate one's too.


Also, she used to make a chocolate marange (spelling) pie that was good, too- but I don't have the receipt for that.