must.love.pie.

Last night must.love.food. was all about pie.

Because you must.love.pies.  

Whether you love a super sweet and richly decadent pie; or prefer a tart and light key lime pie … we were able to provide you with a recipe for both.

The show started with my 13 year old cousin Olivier and his tarte au sucre (sugar pie).  Mother of pearl.  Olivier makes one heck of a sugar pie.

The recipe is dead simple … some brown sugar, flour, corn starch, melted butter,vanilla, an egg and heavy cream.

It’s the kind of sugar pie that is sweet without being sickly so … and the creamy filling perfectly contrasts with the flakey pie crust.  If you love your sugar pie … I think you should try Olivier’s recipe.  It’s delightful ;0)

Plus I think it was super awesome of Olivier to come on the show and share his recipe with me.

Isn’t he A-DOR-A-BLE?  Totally adorable.  Je l’aime … beaucoup!

If sugar pie isn’t your thing … then I hope you caught Amanda’s key lime pie demo.  First off … Amanda not only decided to make a key lime pie … but in true twisted chef style, she decided to shake things up a bit …  by creating a creamsicle pie (orange and clementine custard filling).  Both were delicious … and totally worth trying.

If you watched the show you’ll notice that Amanda and I had a few (ok … perhaps more than just a few) silly moments … I laughed while I watched myself hurt my finger trying to create a graham cracker crumb.  Or when I confused a kinder surprise with a smashed orange (my aunt was howling with laughter at that one).

If you’re enjoying the show … don’t forget … BONUS VIDEOS!!! You can watch Amanda’s twist on making whipped cream here.  I am really digging these bonus videos.  A lot.

Don’t forget … you can tune in AGAIN on Wednesday at 8 am and 4:30 pm (or Saturday at 1 pm) and catch must.love.pies. all over again on Roger’s TV channel 22 in Ottawa …

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Last night was slightly surreal … watching all that hard work come to fruition was so exciting … even if it was slightly embarrassing … it’s always slightly embarrassing when I watch myself on television.

But boy was it FUN!

I’m trying to think of what my favourite part was …

Was it learning how to knead cheese bread with Tanya? 

Or perhaps popping that piping hot perogie into my mouth after Sara fried up a batch of them? 

Or maybe it was Adam teaching me all about the “Goldilock Zone” while making pizza?

Did you watch? 

No!  You missed it?

That’s ok! 

Really it is! Cuz I have a solution for you!  RogersTV is showing repeats of must.love.family recipes. on Wednesday (8 am & 4:30 pm) and Saturday (1 pm). 

Tune in for the repeat showings and see Tanya make cheese bread, Sara fry up some perogies, and Adam bake up pizza.  These pictures make me wish I was filming those segments again … especially the “eating” portion of the show ;0) 

(Wanna learn about kneading dough?  Check out Tanya tips here)

(Adam teaches me all about pizza dough … here)

wordless wednesday: two girls … one show … and 365 days of eating

I just wanted to let y’all know …

1.  must.love.food is actually going to air on SUNDAY April 29th at 8 pm.

Yep … there was a bit of a scheduling change.  But it’s all good … talk about ending your weekend off on the right foot … :0)

AND …

2.  My friend Kelly writes this pretty swell blog called the gouda life.

Have you already checked it out?

It’s GREAT eh?

First off … the pictures make my mouth water.

Secondly … the recipes are stellar.  For realz.  Kelly has a love of food that just jumps off the page …

And finally … she has the chance to make her dream come true.  But she needs YOUR help (I know … you’re thinking … here goes Lynne again … asking for help).

You see … Kelly wants to be a food writer.  Professionally.

This is where YOU come in.

Richmond B.C. is launching 365 days of dining and Kelly has been shortlisted.  She’s in the final 12.

But she needs your votes.

Please help make my friend’s dream come true … click on this link and pick the gouda life as your favourite.  It only takes a moment of your time … but means the world to Kelly.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!