Last night was DimeStories 18th anniversary party and I took pie. I forgot to take a picture after it came out of the oven, but as you can see, I think they liked it. It was a sheet/slab pie so served about 35 small pieces. Blueberry crumble.
It was quite the exciting pie to make and take. I write about Frankenstein crusts in my new book How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies, about how sometimes the dough just doesn’t come together, and I end up with a stitched together mess. Well, that’s what happened with this one [see pic]. I added the filling, baked with the crumb topping and who was to know the difference. On my way into the building, I slid and dropped the pie! Oh my! The pie did this incredible vertical slam into the concrete, as did my knee. I picked up the pie, dusted off my knee, and went inside to look at the pie. It was fine. The edges were cracked and you could see the nice flake that the bake had created (Paul Hollywood would have been proud, but criticized me for not wearing the right shoes.), but other wise the pie was fine. My knee—it seems to be a nice bruise is all. Nothing worth mentioning.
Today’s pie is another CPP—Chicken Pot Pie. It’s Eber’s favorite and has eaten it every birthday since he was a kid. So, of course, I make him one. He used to prefer the Swanson’s frozen ones, but I put a stop to that.
This pie is going into Eber’s tummy, and family will be here, so again, no bidding today. No pie to sell, but I do get to count this toward my 30 pies. Just making sure that’s noted.
BUT if you want to give Eber a birthday gift by donating any amount at all to Ocean Discovery Kids, no amount too small or too big, I’ll be sure to let him know, and imagine how happy it would make him to know that he got many gifts for his birthday! I’ll leave the link to donate here, and leave a comment if you sent in a donation so I can tell Eber.
Eber is also a mentor with the ODI kids—see the pic of him on a boat in Bahia de Los Angeles this past summer teaching the kids about sustainable fishing and also how to swim and snorkel.
Click on the bottom button inside this link to go to Ocean Discovery Institute. https://linktr.ee/amywallen
