Wow! Lovely 
Red White and Blue Fruit Freezer Pie
made with what was on hand, recipe size reduced - frozen blueberries, blueberry yogurt, 8 oz cool whip, part box of vanilla instant pudding, a few strawberries for top garnish, and crushed shortbread cookies for crumbs-only base. inspired by a Julia Pacheco recipe for a Red/White/Blue “salad”.
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I just bought this sensational homemade Reese’s peanut butter pie (with an Oreo crust). I saw a mouthwatering video on Instagram from my local paper, and just had to get this pie. I ordered from a web site and there was no address on where to pick up my order. I tried emailing and DMing them through Instagram, but there was no reply. Finally, out of the blue today, I get a text from this woman to meet her in the parking lot of a Country Club 1/2 hour away. She is in a blue Beetle convertible. Just text her 5 minutes before I arrive, and park next to her car. I get there and park next to an empty Beetle. I text her that I’m here and sit there for 5 minutes. Finally she comes out. Apparently she works at the Country Club and uses it as a ghost kitchen. Her husband runs two restaurants there, and lets her use the kitchen to bake her pies. She was very sweet, but it was such a weird experience. At least I have her cell # for future purchases.
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So how did the pie taste?
It was outstanding. Pure peanut butter heaven 
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That’s a great story, Eli! The parking lot cake purchase. Thanks so much for sharing 
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Pistachio tiramisu cake with local strawberries. The cake was light and floffy, the strawberries wonderfully sweet
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You’re welcome 
It was such a weird experience. If the pie wasn’t recommended by my local paper, I would have thought I was being scammed. I sent several emails and Instagram DM’s, with no response as to the location of where and when to pick up my pie. I felt like I was being ghosted.
Anyway, below is the IG link that hooked me.
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I’m a wannabe….maybe a trifle, cookies dipped in Tangerinecello and layered with candied orange crème patisserie, segmented tangerines drizzled with cello. Forgot the mint!
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Inexcusable!
Looks and sounds wonderful 
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Hangs head in shame😩
Had to get MOAR ice cream on a sunny, warm day & we were back the hood… how could we not?
Naturally, the ever-present Dubai chocolate made it on the flavors board 
One of us therefore had TTOFTT (not I, hahaha). My PIC got the Dubai chocolate and lemon cinnamon, which I thought was far more lemony than cinnamony. The Dubai chocolate tasted mostly of very good pistachio ice cream, with a few chocolate pieces and DEF NOT kadaif, but some other kronchy ish. Blasphemy!
I got the marzipan / riesling / orange / white chocolate / blood peach again bc it’s sofa king delish, plus the coconut / mango / black sesame, which is also delightful and perfect on a hot day.
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Blueberry lavender sounds worth a try to me. And if their pistachio is that good, I’d definitely be sampling the hazelnut, one of my perennial favorite gelato flavors.
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Anise ice cream from David Lebovitz. What a nice flavour! The taste of anise is there but not overpowering and the touch of honey really comes through. The Big J thinks it’s perfect but I would cut the sugar just a little bit more (I like my sweets just a little less sweet). David serves the ice cream in a profiterole with chocolate sauce and I might just give that a try because the picture in the cookbook really looks inviting.
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They are both incredible.
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Pistachio gelato, crushed amaretti cookie, chocolate and pistachio bits. Next time maybe a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
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You. Are. Killing. Me.
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I am loving the crushed amaretti, perfect for this application.
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If the gelato is homemade would you mind sharing the recipe? I’m on a frozen dessert making kick right now, even though it’s miserable weather at the moment.
It’s a Sicilian gelato made with cornstarch, originally from the book “POMP and Sustenance”, Mary Taylor Simeti. A vanilla version is online at “101 cookbooks”, I made half, two cups milk and added 75g homemade pistachio butter. This is smooth and silky but hard to scoop. It is easy to eat tho’. I might add a little invert sugar syrup to make it easier to scoop next time, but if you leave it on the counter for a few minutes, it would probably solve that problem.
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