How many times have you heard “Simple as Pie”? Well don’t believe that sentiment. Pie isn’t really simple. It isn’t hard, but it requires a few pieces of information that can be learned and from my experience practice is the best teacher. So why would someone like me who has honed a recipe for pastry try a new one?? I’ll tell you why. I went to a demonstration with some dear friends and several Utah food bloggers (Tiff, Barbara, Becky, Bonnie, Maria) to see King Arthur Flour give us the one two on how to make a great pie crust. Determined to give their recipe the good old-fashioned try I’ve now used it three times and well frankly I just can’t make it work to my satisfaction. Darn.
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Yesterday it was a special pie and I should have used all tried and true recipes for the birthday occasion, but I choose poorly on both the filling and the crust. It looked beautiful but the flavor and texture was poor.
Now I share with you my tried and true recipe for strawberry rhubarb pie. Amy, thank you for sharing it with me. It's wonderful!
Life Lesson: Practice new recipes on less important events.
(Oh, I hope I can remember this lesson- do you have any life lessons to share?)
It is a beautiful pie but I am sorry you didn't like the flavor or texture. What a bummer!
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing that the pie didn't live up to your expectations. It looks gorgeous. I think my life lesson that I should use more is to trust my instincts.
ReplyDeleteHow fun that all you bloggers went together!
ReplyDeleteWell, your pie certainly does LOOK beautiful! It does make me want to try a rhubarb pie(I never have)!
I have learned(am still learning)-Don't procrastinate, and "If it ain't broke don't fix it!" As you said, Stick with the tried and true:)
I agree, practice is the best teacher. So sorry it didn't work out like you had hoped.
ReplyDeleteAs for life lessons hum...mine as of late is "Why not!" Meaning just go for it. We are only on this earth for a short time.
That is a good life lesson. Pie crusts are fickle things, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteSorry the pie didn't turn out. Suppose it happens even to the best of us.
ReplyDeleteLife lesson to apply here too - "It's only a thing." Moral being, things are only money and not people; and people are what's important.
Someone once told me, "If you are going to be a knitter you must be willing to unpick". I think that applies to everything we do. Somtimes, we just have to start over and realize that to create great things we will have some failures. It's OK to be imperfect somtimes. We all are. The fruit looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteDon't look too closely at my IMPERFECT SPELLING in the previous comment.
ReplyDeleteYour desserts are always so beautiful. I'm sorry you were unhappy with your pie crust, but I understand. I've used the Crisco pie crust for lots of years because it always works for me. I continue to try others but have never found one that I like as well. So, at least you know you have loads of company. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeletei agree its not simple but this looks amazing
ReplyDeleteWow....I have never seen such a delightful looking pie! Your images are amazing. oxxoxo
ReplyDeleteoh it was pretty, wasn't it? pretty disappointing too! that's OK, though mom. we take you with all your goods and bads!
ReplyDeleteIt's so disappointing when something doesn't turn out as perfect as we wish! I'm sure it was better than you thought though! (These things usually are!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe- I've been looking for a strawberry/rhubarb! (I'll use my pie crust recipe though! ;)