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Me Oh My! No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Karri Wells.
Each year at Christmas my grandma Helga makes a Peanut Butter Pie. All of us grandkids would anticipate this treat for months, then fight over who would get the last sliver.
Yesterday, @chrisblake, a Los Angeles based musician whom I follow on Twitter started a conversation about pie. I mentioned my grandma’s peanut butter pie, yada yada, @organprinter requested it, so here it is for the world to enjoy.
Grandma Helga’s Peanut Butter Pie
1 baked pie shell
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1 packet french vanilla pudding
Cool Whip
Mix the powdered sugar and peanut butter and press into bottom of prepared pie shell. Prepare the vanilla pudding according to instructions, and pour in pie shell on top of peanut butter/powdered sugar mixture. Refrigerate until pudding sets. Top with Cool Whip before serving.
*Note* this is straight from my grandma who has been making it for years, my apologies that the recipe isn’t very concise.
There are a ton of similar recipes on the interwebs for another version of the pie, most of which call for cream cheese, a graham cracker crust and Oreos. Don’t waste your time, this one is better, because it’s from Helga and it’s made with love.
Enjoy!
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Bacon Inspired Dinner: A Journey is Elegance
Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by Karri Wells.
Cafe DiScala is a local Des Moines restaurant best known for it’s homemade italian dishes and Italian wedding cake. This past Wednesday, owner Tony Lemmo and head chef Phil Shires put a spin on things. Cafe DiScala hosted a five course bacon inspired dinner.
The highlight of the evening was the Pearl Vodka Candied Bacon Martini. If any of you scrunching your noses at this, STOP! It was a very tasty surprise. The bartender added a tiny bit of what tasted like maple syrup to the drink. It was like drinking a boozy pancake with a side of bacon.
I’ve posted photos from the first three courses, but unfortunately my camera died before I could get the last two. I had so much fun at the dinner, I really hope the guys do this again next year!
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The Bacon Explosion
Posted on 01. Mar, 2009 by Karri Wells.
This weekend Des Moines held it’s 2nd Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Unfortunately I was not one of 300 lucky ticket holders. So my friend and fellow bacon lover, Mitch, created the bacon wrapped sausage log in his kitchen.
When the Explosion first came out of the oven I was very wary. It looked intimidating, and I could feel myself getting heart burn just looking at. However, as soon as I tasted it for myself, it was love at first bite.
If you decide to take a stab at recreating this bacontastic concoction at home here are a few suggestions:
- Have candles on hand in order to de-bacon smell your home after the explosion has been enjoyed
- Fry the bacon for the middle of the explosion ahead of time
- The bacon explosion is complimented well with beer
- Barbecue sauce makes everything better