Thursday, June 12, 2008

Easy as Pie?

I have always taken issue with that particular aphorism. 'Easy as pie.' I have made many pies in my life, and few I would call easy. I remember trying to make a lattice top peach pie in 8th grade. While trying to weave the strips of pastry dough, I ended up pulling the pie off the counter onto the linoleum floor into an orange gooey mess. Perhaps the easy part refers to the eating. My point in this pie talk, is that today I am making a pie today that is truly truly easy. As I am bringing dessert to Veronica Mars night, and the weather is hot and muggy, a cool and light dessert seemed appropriate. Viola! Lemonade pie. Delicious, but so easy I am embarrassed to tell others what's in it. In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, here's the recipe

Ingredients:

1 graham cracker pie crust (pre baked)
1 Medium size tub of cool whip
1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
1 can of lemonade concentrate (thawed)

Mix the condensed milk with about half of the lemonade, (taste and adjust based on tart preference)
Fold in the cool whip
Spoon into pie crust
Put in freezer until firm 

It tastes a little like cheese cake, a little like key lime pie. Super delicious and the only hard part is waiting for the pie to freeze. 

In addition to pie making, I'm also packing for Germany. Funny part, I still haven't completely unpacked from the move and I think Rob my stab me with a stray curtain rod from my old place that is poking out of a random box in the dining room. Time has just gotten away from me this week. 

And, my ulcer is back. Like that annoying girl from your freshman dorm. You move to the opposite quad the next year and it turns out she's in your 8am MWF class. So, even though I am going to the land of beer, I am on strict orders to refrain from all alcohol, caffeine and pain relievers. LAME.