If you consider yourself "pie crust challenged", this recipe is your new best friend. I first saw this pie over at Lisa's blog and I knew I had to give it a try, it looked delicious.
While I have no problem making pie crust, so many people have had bad experiences making pie crust from scratch and have just given up. It does take practice.
This recipe was intriguing as it uses refrigerated pie crust. I normally do not like the texture of refrigerated pie crust as opposed to homemade but a homemade pie crust is unnecessary here. With all the sticky goodness on top of this pie your crust efforts would be lost in the shuffle. Save homemade crust making for another pie where the crust is showcased.
This pie is absolutely fantastic and after the hubby and I ate our share, we both agreed we prefer this apple pie to regular apple pie any day. That shocked me, but it's that good. The flavor is out of control gooey, cinnamony and just overall out of this world.
We are just done with regular apple pie...can you believe it? I still can't.
Apples are officially in season and I'm excited to get cooking and baking with them. Fall is one of the best seasons for food, just because there's finally an opportunity to make hearty meals that all appeal to our comfort zone. Apples, more than any other fruit, best represent the season. They're combination of sweet and tart flavors, contradictory as well as complementary traits, seem to fit the unpredictability of autumn just perfectly.
With all the beautiful apples available for picking and baking, it's hard to not indulge in some seasonal sweet treats. I have to admit, the Fall season is my favorite for many reasons, but mostly because it includes the produce I love most. The list is very long and continues to grow every year.
Fall has finally arrived in sunny Los Angeles and it’s that slight chill in the air that makes me yearn for warm soups, one pot stews, and hearty pasta dishes. One night a week pasta is on the menu and it was this dish that my eldest son chose for his week night pick. All three of my boys are “required” to pick a meal each week and it is their job to help me prep and cook the entire thing(those that don’t cook are on clean up duty). Eli, being 15, is pretty darn good with the knife and watching him dice the vegetables was a proud moment.
Pumpkin is one of my favorite ingredients, especially during the fall months. This is a great cake for friends with October/November birthdays (like me!)