My brother told me of an epiphany he had whilst in his travels. he said: 'Anything goes in a pie'. He's absolutely right. You think about it... grab something delicious and then wrap it in pastry, voila, you've just made it even more delicious and you get to put 'pie' at the end of it. Pumpkin pie, Apple pie, Curry pie, Tandoori pie, Seafood pie, Cheese and Bacon pie, Spinach and Ricotta pie, Lamb and Rosemary pie, Lemon Meringue pie, Pork pie, Banoffee pie, Vegetable pie, Steak and Kidney pie, Cherry pie (thanks Warrant), Rabbit pie, Rhubarb pie, Mince and onion pie, Cream pie, Custard pie (some call this one a tart), Beef and Guinness pie, Pecan pie, Chicken and Mushroom pie, Egg and Bacon pie (or Quiche... perhaps), Butter pie (thanks Paul McCartney), Key Lime pie, Pizza pie (THANKYOU Mrs Macs!!) and of course the good ol' Meat pie... the list actually does... go on. That was just 27 different fairly common pies. With the advent of the 'home' pie maker, anything is possible. It's a little hard to go past the pie. I couldn't for the life of me sit here and tell you my favourite savoury pie. However I could probably come close with my favourite sweet ones. My mum makes them both; of course. First off, her Lemon Meringue pie, holy crap. There's not a birthday or special occasion that will go by where the three Murphy boys won't ask mum to make one. It is one ridiculously tasty pie. Secondly, there's a little known pie called 'Impossible Pie'. Mum does this thing where she gets all the ingredients, puts them all in a blender... then pours it in a pie dish. The 'impossible' magic happens in the oven... the flour sinks to the bottom to make a lovely 'pastryish' base, the eggs and vanilla and stuff makes a gorgeous light filling, and the lusciously light coconut floats to the top to make a slightly firm yummy top. It's 'impossibly' tasty. It's a fairly simple pie, but ALWAYS goes down a treat when we go over for dinner. My wife Jane was introduced to this Murphy ritual and she's now a convert... she LOVES the impossible pie. I look forward to trips down south, or even just to Mega Music, for the wonderful excuse of having a 'Miami bakehouse' PIE. They've gone crazy with the concept 'Anything goes in a pie'. Redcurrant Lamb pie, Lasagne pie (oh yeah baby) and The Stockman (with chunks of our native animals the Emu and Kangaroo and a bit of Camel thrown in for good measure...) wow. I like pie. You might be able to tell by looking at me. Love Court.
Posted: 2009-02-11 03:54:28Author:admin