Pie Off!

I WON THE PIE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I won a category of the Pie Off! And it wasn't Most Ridiculous Pie. It wasn't even Most Creative; I got edged out by a last minute entry made of snow. But I did win Most Visually Appealing. Let me take you through the steps of my NACHO PIE!

It had a crust made of crushed up tortilla chips held together with melted butter.

Then I put a layer of sliced avocado on the bottom.

The main filling consisted of mashed up pinto beans mixed with sauteed onions and garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin, mixed with salsa and shredded cheese.

Then I "frosted" it with sour cream.

On top I put shredded lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cheese. I was trying to win the category I made up of Swirliest Pie.

Lastly, I piped more sour cream around the edges and put a dollop in the middle, with a tortilla chip sticking out of the top.

Other people worked on their pies today, too. Sarah made and crushed ginger cookies for the crust of her Butterscotch/Butternut Squash Pie, Jason piped whipped cream onto his Banana Cream Pie, and Maggie took Pear and Almond Cream Pie out of the oven.

Instead of baking her Ginger Peach Cream Pie, Ivy chilled it. Except that we didn't have much room in the refrigerator, so she put it on the porch, in the snow, under a pan to protect it from said snow.

So there were ten pies.

All of them were amazingly delicious and it was so hard to choose favorites in any category. But we all tasted and contemplated and voted.

Liz Jo tabulated the votes and announced the winners.

And the winners are.......

BEST CRUST---Sarah C.'s Shoefly Pie

MOST CREATIVE---Liz Jo, Susan, and Ashley's Snow Pie. Note that this pie is local, gluten free, soy free, vegan, healthy, and organic.

BEST FLAVOR---Ben's Raspberry, Rhubarb, and White Chocolate Pie

BEST OVERALL---Also Ben's pie. But Maggie's Pear and Almond Cream Pie was only one vote behind in both flavor and overall, so Ben shared and she won this one!

And I won Most Visually Appealing!

In other news, it snowed giant snowflakes today that we stood around and caught on our tongues instead of doing chores.

The End! Yay Pie!