Pie!

As the Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close I have a similar thought as I had last year....I didn't have enough pecan pie!  I made two pecan pies for Thanksgiving. One was the classic while the 2nd was a unique variation of pecan pie. I had a piece of the unique variation pecan pie but no classic.

The variation pie was good, I was satisfied with how it turned out. My complaint was it didn't seem sweet enough! I guess I'm used to the overwhelming richness of classic pecan which this version didn't quite have the same type of richness. It was funny how when I said the new variation pecan didn't seem sweet enough my mother-in-law quickly stated she would've recognized it to not be sweet enough. :) She has expert taste buds!

So the new variation pecan pie's fate is in limbo. It's not a definite make-again. Knowing me though, I'll likely be curious enough to try it out at least one more time before abandoning the recipe completely. 

Oh here's something interesting....we are still learning about one another! Brad has made numerous comments about pecan pie in the last 5 years. The word favorite has circled around the words pecan pie. So I've been thinking the pecan pies I've made have been much desired by him each Thanksgiving. The other day he chimes in with something I've never heard him say before...."my favorite pie would be chocolate cream." I instantly said, "Huh?"(with a puzzled look likely displayed on my face). Apparently pecan is ONE of his faves pies but doesn't occupy the top spot in his countdown. He does believe it is the overall favorite within his family. Sigh of relief! All good info to know! Glad we got that established as our 2nd wedding anniversary approaches.

I now have to figure out how to make a chocolate cream pie. I've made one chocolate based pie before. It was okay, but not a recipe I've repeated since. I can't even recall what type of chocolate pie it was: chocolate cream, French silk, or something else. Not even sure how many types of chocolate pie there are, I think 3: French silk, chocolate cream, and regular chocolate. Anyway, I see perfecting a chocolate pie in my future! :) As for me.....pecan is in my top 3 along with fresh strawberry not sure what else deserves a top 3 spot. Pecan is a definite contender for top honors in my opinion however I'm reluctant to definitely award it my #1.