January 6, 2008

• PIE PARTY!!!

  Wouldn't it be fun to host a movie night, for the movie Waitress, and have each guest bring a pie?  (I do not know if men would be into it, LOL--might be a MNO kind of thing!).

  And, the guests could name their pies beforehand (I am picturing little placecards in front of each pie on the serving table) and then everyone could vote for the silliest, most original, etc.??  Ooooohhh--I know--everyone could bring a *prize*, like $10 or less, and have as many categories as pies, so everyone goes home with a prize at the end of the night?  The prizes could be baking gadgets, cookbooks, hotpads, etc.

  I would totally have a red gingham checked tablecloth on the serving table, hot coffee and hot tea, and vanilla ice cream on hand. 

  We would serve ourselves a small slice (okay, or not) of each pie, then sit down to watch the movie.  It would not be a full-house event~three to five pies (well, ladies) would be more than enough for one evening...without getting sick or not ever wanting to see a pie again, LOL!

  (Does anyone else notice that this post started out as "wouldn't it" and ended more as "I" and "We"???  I would not be able to *host* this right now, but I could *attend*, LOL!).

  Tea commented that she just made the "Falling in Love" pie and I went to the Bakespace.com site and found some other recipes from the movie--here is the "Marshmallow Mermaid Pie" recipe:

  9 graham crackers
  1/2 cup sweetened, flaked coconut, toasted
  5 Tbl butter or margarine melted
  34 large marshmallows (8 oz)
  1/2 cup whole milk
  1 1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
  1 oz unsweetened chocolate, grated
  
  1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit. Combine coconut and graham crackers in food processor until coarse crumbs form.
  2) Combine crumbs and butter with fork. Press to bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes and cool on wire rack.
  3)Heat marshmallows and milk in 3 quart saucepan over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly. Remove saucepan from heat. Cool completely (30 minutes).
  4) In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold marshmallow mixture into whipped cream with grated chocolate. Spoon filling into coolest crust. Refrigerate pie at least 3 hours or overnight.
  5) Top with mini-marshmallows, maraschino cherries and rainbow sprinkles.
  
  Makes 8 servings.

  

  “When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmmm, boy."  --Deep Thoughts from Jack Handy

   

   

  

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