My mom makes the BEST PIE CRUST known to man or woman. And usually while spending the summers in Michigan, she makes several to leave behind in my freezer. But time got away from us and it didn’t happen this year. While I’ve made them successfully, using her recipe, it’s been 30+ years since the rolling pin and I have made contact. With all the other from-scratch cooking this week coupled with my fear of failure for an epic meal such as Thanksgiving, I sought out several yummy new non-pie recipes.
Spence will tell anyone (whether they ask or not) that he doesn’t eat sweets. And to a degree, that was true for many years – pecan pie was his birthday “cake” or Haagen Daz Rum Raisin Ice Cream were his sweet go-tos. But slowly, over our 24 years together, he’s been seduced by my tiramisu, Kahlua cake, apple crisp etc. and I notice he’s discovered his sweet tooth.
Through the resources of Pinterest, I went searching for some holiday-ish sounding desserts and found Pumpkin Pie Bars and Gooey Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars.
They’ve just left the oven, the house smells insanely good and I haven’t had breakfast – just tea. Since it’s just us and dinner is hours away, would it be wrong to try one of each bars? Right? I knew it – everyone agrees, I can feel your support. Thank you! And Happy Thanksgiving.
Both of these recipes can be found on my Pinterest Board called Desserts and Sweets!
