Laurabelle's Blog

Jeff and I went to Article Pract today for a couple of knitting needles, and then we passed by Bakesale Betty. Jeff decided he wanted a chicken pot pie, so I ordered one. We were both tempted by the cookies or lemon bars but abstained.

I was handed a bag containing two boxes. I said, But there are two boxes! The guy said, I know, I put in an apple pie too.

That's some freebie! We figured it may make business sense because it's getting toward the end of the day and maybe they weren't going to sell it anyway. Also, they've gained substantial good will as far as I'm concerned.

The pot pie takes over an hour to cook at home, so we had dessert first. Mmmm, pie.

Yesterday Dorothea asked for raspberry recipes, and it just so happens that I’ve made a couple of raspberry pies or tarts in the last few days. Unfortunately, the recipes I used are in cookbooks, so all I can do is share references rather than the full recipes themselves.

The first recipe I used was for a raspberry tart, from a new cookbook called The Berry Bible. The other, which I made today, was a raspberry pie from the Joy of Cooking. Both of them are very good, but I think I prefer the Joy of Cooking recipe.