Comments on: I’m going out now…

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:56:52 +0000

By the way, my pie plates were Pyrex, and had sentimental value. A little, anyway.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:54:58 +0000

Surellin:

Your chargers are in the clothes dryer, of course, with the lost socks.

By: Surellin

Surellin — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:18:35 +0000

And where are all the chargers for my various electronic devices?

By: Sgt. Mom

Sgt. Mom — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:45:34 +0000

I’m baking pies this morning – for T’giving supper at a friend’s house- a pumpkin and a pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crumb crust.
Were I closer to you geographically, I’d lend you one of mine – got quite a few, either tin, glass or ceramic.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:00:56 +0000

The suggestion that Neo’s pie plates are at someone’s house makes sense to me.

What would Thanksgiving be without pies? Apple, pecan, pumpkin….We all have our favorite recipes – or cooks.

Regarding commercial versus homemade pies, my bias would tend towards homemade. However, there is a barbecue joint in TX, Bill Miller’s, whose pecan pie has a very thin, crunchy crust that can’t be beat. H.E.B. and its Central Market offspring sell some pricey pies that come close to homemade quality. Others mentioned Marie Callender’s. A cousin used to manage a Marie Callender’s, until he took over his mother’s business.

As my sister’s and brother-in-law’s place in Florida is being upended by hurricane rehab, they are going to her stepson’s place for Thanksgiving. She was wondering what food to take for Thanksgiving. I suggested our grandmother’s apple cobbler. As it has only 3 TB of butter/oil in the crust, it is relatively low-fat- and delicious. My sister replied that she bakes grandma’s apple cobbler twice a week. For two people and leftovers, that translates to apple cobbler dessert nearly every day. It’s that good.

By: Romey

Romey — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:18:44 +0000

If you went out an bought another pie plate, it would be close in price to a baked pie. A side bonus, by getting a new pie plate, this would insure that the “lost” plates would be found. That always happens to me.

By: Stephen Ippolito

Stephen Ippolito — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 04:31:44 +0000

That’s one really superb-looking pavlova, Neo.
Looks delicious.
Well done.

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 03:30:10 +0000

Are your pie plates possibly at your brothers house, from those times you made pie in the past?

You already have a pie, but a nice rustic galette doesn’t need a pie pan.

It’s short crust pastry rolled out in an extra wide circle on parchment paper. The center is piled with a pie amount of fruit, sugar, cinnamon and butter — leaving about 4-5″ edge.

Then fold in segments of crust, sort of pleating them, all the way around. brush with milk, sprinkle with sugar.

Slide the paper and pie onto a cookie sheet and bake, in a preheated 425 oven, for about 35 min, till brown, like a pie.

Maybe I’ll make that to bring to my brother’s house this year.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 03:23:39 +0000

Stephen Ippolito: "Organised and systematic"? Maybe in my thought processes, but definitely not in my drawers or closets! And yes, I once had a roommate from New Zealand. I don't recall her ever mentioning the Pavlova. But guess what? I tried making one a couple of years ago. I forget what the occasion was. It came out pretty well in terms of taste, but a bit sloppy. Here it is:

By: Michael F Adams

Michael F Adams — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:30:12 +0000

Poor Frisbees but lethal weapons. Probably try to get you to register them, soon. That’s good. When you can’ find them, a man from the government can come to your house and show you exactly where they are.

John Cornyn, [Rino] Texas appears to be cosponsoring legislation to register guns. Must be looking to retire.