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This pie came from Martha Stewart's New Pies & Tarts book, which was a gift from one pie blogger to another. Thanks Amy! I FULLY recommend this book, even if you don't bake, just to look at the pictures. It's truly decadent. I can't wait to make more pies from this book!

In case you can't wait to get your cook book, you can also find the recipe here, Grasshopper Pie. 3 layers of minty goodness, with a chocolate cookie crust, this pie was tasty!

First we steeped fresh mint in milk. The milk turned green & tasted of spearmint. Mint layer #1. While the mint milk was on the stove, the crust was made. Instead of chocolate wafers that Martha uses we used mint chocolate cookies (aka. grocery store thin mints- see photo above.) because I couldn't find chocolate wafer cookies in our small town. It gave another layer of mint to the pie ( #2). My fave thing about this crust was the coconut in it, it gave the pie great texture. :) We mixed some plain Gelatin with a few tablespoons of Creme de Menthe. Mint layer #3. It got all green and groovy looking... :) Oh I spy piebakers! Then we had to mix the green milk with the green gelatin...minty goodness. That baby had to cool in an ice bath... which took forever... and which was when we learned the true reason why it's called grasshopper pie.

Not because it's green, but because it takes Finally thickened we added some whipped cream to it to make it fluffy! Refrigerate for a while and then ENJOY! This pie was probably the fussiest pie we've ever made at the Pie Hole, but I thought it was worth it. It tasted just like the grasshopper cookies my mom used to buy when I was a kid. Some of us however thought the mint flavor overpowering, so it may need to be adjusted according to taste.
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Jamaican Meat Patties Here is where I found a recipe to try. 

S'Mores Pie Over Spring Break Lou & I went camping (well as "camping" as I get) in a cabin.
We decided to do a camping inspired pie while there.
What says camping more than S'Mores? Nothing!?

For our pie we combined 2 cups of heavy cream with a box of devil's food chocolate pudding. Though we wished we'd brought a handmixer becuase it ended up a little grainy. We piled that mixture in a premade graham cracker crust. Then we tried toasting some marshmallows over the fire in the woodstove (see above) but that was taking forever and they seemed too big on the middle of the pie. So we cut the marshmallows in half and covered the pie. By then we were too full with other camping food, so we didn't feel like eating the pie (plus we'd left our long lighter for toasting the marshmallows back home...) so we stuck it in the fridge overnight. It traveled to Mesa with Lout where the marshmallows on top were toasted with a lighter and then it was devoured by her family, who she said liked it very much. :) Lou would be making this post, but she has been sick in bed all week. :( poor thing.
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