Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Celebrating: Easter and the Cream Pie
Easter is approaching faster than I can say "peep", and I am rapidly planning my Easter menu. We all have our "must haves" for certain holiday meals. And for some unexplained reason, I have to have cream pies on Easter. Doesn't Easter always seem like a creamy day to you? Spring is in the air (or at least it should be), all the children are dressed in non-threatening pastels, and the smell of baked ham fills the air. So, in addition to the usual potatoes, ham and salad, I am fixated on cream pies. Last year I made key lime. This year, I will be doing chocolate cream with a graham cracker crust, followed by banana cream with a nilla wafer crust. Both will be easy, both will be yummy, and both will be devoured by 4:00pm this coming Sunday. What are you fixing for Easter Dinner?
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I am in charge of dessert for Sunday and am also thinking something creamy and fruity. It must be a spring thing...? I can't decide between giant cream puffs, trifle, or Tartine's Banana cream pie. Hmmm...
I honestly never thought past the ham, funeral potatoes, and asparagus, that must grace our table. But the idea of having a cream pie sounds delightful. Thanks for the idea for dessert. I think I'm going to do a chocolate pie as well. Happy Easter!
Cream pies do sound delicious, but I was in charge of dessert and I made apple pie. Always a crowd pleaser and even the little kids will eat it. Well, some of them will. I don't do anything fancy to my apple pie. I like it made with a simple recipe, but always substitute fresh nutmeg as it makes a huge difference. We all had it warmed and a la mode. The perfect chaser for that last few bites of funeral potatoes. And I'm hoping to have the leftover pie with my morning cup of chamomile tea. Yum.
Sounds delish! I didn't make Easter dinner this year, but our hostess made Cream Puffs for dessert. Loved it. I think that the idea of a "cream" something for dessert is a great way of welcoming in Spring.
Rebecca - I found your blog! yeah!
I had no idea you were a fellow foodie and I am just drooling reading your blog - DELICIOUS!
I will become a faithful reader:)
Stacey
We are sooooooo related. I am just the same way. In fact, I would prefer a cream pie over a fruit pie more often than not. (My hubbie is the exact opposite, being the Washingtonian, he has a special place in his heart for apple or strawberry rubarb pie. Don't even ask me what I think of rubarb . . . and I think I mispelled it.)
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