Me-Oh-My-Oh Chippy Pie! Oh!

I just finished my second piece of this little tasty treat.  The first piece I ate yesterday, warm, fresh out of the oven and fresh off its photo shoot. It was whispering to me.... "Just one little bite".  I got'er done.  The second piece I ate tonight, at room temperature and I must say it was just as good.  Possibly even better.  The chocolate had a chance to solidify and just seemed more dense than yesterday's slice.  Heaven, I tell you.  Pure Heaven.   

I had a pie very similar to this once in my youth and clearly haven't forgotten it's exsistence.  I found a recipe from a Nestle Classics Cookbook and decided to give it a try.  I put my own little spin on it, opting for the refridgerator pie crusts, a few more chocolate chips, substituting walnuts for pecans (cheaper!) and a little vanilla and salt. 

Chippy Pie

Ingredients:

2 Pillsbury Refridgerated Pie crusts, with some dusting flour

2 large eggs


1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened

1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:
Preheat oven 325 degrees F.

Take both pie crusts that come in the package and layer them one on top of the other, making sure they are aligned perfectly.  With a dusting of flour on the countertop and on your rolling pin, roll the crusts out to fit (generously) a deep dish pie plate. 
Gently transfer the pie crust to the dish and gently fit it to the plate.  Using the technique of your choice, create the top edge of your crust.  I like the "one knuckle, two knuckle approach", but that's just me. 

Beat eggs in large mixer bowl on high until foamy.  Could take 1-2 minutes of beating on high.

Beat in flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat in butter.

Stir in morsels and nuts and spoon into pie shell.

Bake for 55-60 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.  Or, eat it a day later, with your hands, over the sink.  Up to you. 

Enjoy! 
 

I Heart Faces! Week 4 Texture Entry

I've joined this photography community for both amateurs and professionals alike, called I Heart Faces. Every week they host contests with varying themes, but almost always incorporating a human face. It is a great community to find tips, techniques and otherwise random facts about photography. For me, it's a great source of inspiration as I learn more about my new camera and photography in general.

This weeks theme is texture. Cate was feeling a little under the weather when I took this shot and had wrapped around her, the blanket that Grandma Barb crocheted. I added a texture I found on a Flickr group that adds a really subtle texture and sort of sets the mood at that moment in time.

Enjoy!

This Girl....

This girl makes my heart flutter. She makes me so proud...on a daily basis, this girl. She's my girly girl and my goofy girl. She lights up my days with her smile and her song.

Whew! I guess I finally stopped!

I did it. I finally did it.

I've been following other's blogs for years now and have secretly envied their creativity, humor, wit and insight. I love the window into their lives, their work and their passions.

For me, I over analyzed blogging and undervalued my potential to knock out something that people would want to read. The fact of the matter is that I'm doing this as much for others, to enjoy and peer into my little world, as I am for myself. I want to be able to capture those moments, the everyday ones, the mundane ones and the highlights too. To slow down and jot my thoughts down here, in this world wide web, and not let this time in my life pass me by. I want to stop and smell the roses.

So I did it. I bit the bullet and am setting up camp! I think this will be a great way to stay in touch with family and friends and savor each day of this amazing ride called life.

So what will you find here? Oh...a hodge-podge. A mix and match of musings. A scattered, likely flighty and fleeting look at my life, my girls, my hubby and my hobbies. So that's it! My first post! Come and join me won't you?