Did you know today is National Pie Day? Even more shocking, did you know there's a National Pie Council?
I didn't either, until I read about it in yesterday's USA Today. Seems like it's a big deal, too, with pie championships, recipes, happenings, festivals, and even pie seminars.
Who knew there was a wonderful world of pie-dom out there?
The truth is ... I'm not a big pie eater. One thing I learned from one of the many diets I've been on -- if you don't like something, don't eat it. Therefore, it's quite easy for me to turn down pie. Most pies. Every once in a while I like a slice of lemon meringue pie. At Thanksgiving, I'll eat a slice of mince pie. Once in a blue moon, I'll have a slice of apple, and once in a blue moon pecan pie, but that's as far as I go for dessert pies. I'm a cake girl.
Still, I wouldn't say no to a meat pie. (And no one on earth makes a better meat pie than my Aunt Sunny.) I love the meat pies you get in British pubs. (Yum-yum.) Although I've never been able to work up the courage to eat a steak and kidney pie. (Kidneys process urine. Enough said.) I've got several pot pie cookbooks. Maybe I'll make a pot pie for supper to celebrate the day.
Do you like pie, and if so, what's your favorite slice?
Steak, mushroom and ale pie with flaky pastry. Sooo good. The recipe I use is from Ainslie Harriet´s Food for Family and Friends. He has some good curry recipes in there too.
Posted by: Michele | January 23, 2010 at 09:19 AM
I don't have pie often either, but there's a restaurant where I used to live that made a blueberry/sour cream pie that was to die for. They don't have it where I'm living now, which is very sad. I'm patriotic. I'd happily celebrate National Pie Day with a piece ... or two.
Posted by: Sammi Carter | January 23, 2010 at 02:23 PM
I don't eat a lot of pie, but I do LOVE Key Lime!
Posted by: Carol Brown | January 23, 2010 at 08:18 PM