Penelope Pies

They seem like an unlikely couple: peanut butter and chiffon. And yet, like any successful pairing, they bring out the best in each other. And anyway, people said the same thing about peanut butter and bananas, and today they’re practically a food group to fifth graders, not to mention families with camping compounds in the […]

This week’s pie place is the Wine and Spirits section of your local grocery store. Or your own mini bar. You don’t need much rum for this tantalizing chocolate confection. The little there is goes a long way toward creating a taste of Pirates of the Carribbean adventure. (Johnny Depp not included)
Graham Cracker Crust
for a […]

It’s so green! It’s so delicate! And so delicious, it will disappear as quickly as if it jumped away when you weren’t looking. And as for people begging you to make it over and over again, this pie has legs!
Chocolate Wafer Crumb Crust

1 cup chocolate wafers (about 16)

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 […]

As the warm weather approaches, you’ll want a collection of quick and easy no-bake pies ready to step out of the shadow of winter. Elegantly light and fresh, this raspberry chiffon Pink Flamingo is a natural beauty that doesn’t need working wings to fly off the table.
Light Crumb Crust

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tbs unsalted […]

Rodes Seafood Market, Bonita Springs, FL
Debbie Scully (formerly Debbie Tanzer) read last week’s Pie Place of the Week about The Noon Mark Diner and suddenly had an acid flashback to age six when her mother Jane promised her that after being big sister to brother Bobby for three years, she was soon going to have […]