There are many things I miss about Toronto. Pie in the Sky is one of them. When you buy an incredible gourmet Thanksgiving pie for $35, you'll be providing 10 meals for someone living with AIDS who may not otherwise have adequate nutrition. Which reminds me, I should check to see if there's a Vancouver equivalent of this awesome initiative. Mountain of Pie? Pie by the Sea? Oh, wait - Pot Pie.
I posted about Pie in the Sky last year and am very choked that I'm not in Toronto this fall to take advantage of it. But if you are interested in delicious pie AND helping people living with HIV, get in touch ASAP with my good friend and top pie peddler Charles (charles[dot]pavia@gmail[dot]com). He'll give you all the details and set you up with your choice of apple or pumpkin. Or BOTH. It looks like you can also order online this year. Aces!
I suppose it's just as well I can't get in on the pie. Katr, Emmy Lou, my brother and I have a 9 hour road trip to the family Thanksgiving this year and I doubt any pie would make it. That's why we're bringing booze instead.
In lieu of pie, I can console myself with truffles.
Today's truffles:
Banana * Silky dark chocolate ganache paired with a thin layer of banana (As I sighed in satisfaction over the perfect balance between the dark chocolate and the surprisingly delicate banana, I felt a flurry of activity near the floor. I looked down. There was a monkey humping my leg. Jesus Christ, monkey! Get your own Banana truffle!)
Exotic * Soft caramel with passionfruit, mango and banana (Yes, yes, another delicious and unusual truffle, the caramel was like the warm arms of a lover who'd bathed in all the sale stock at the Body Shop and the monkey went wild for it. But see how Katr showed me how to use the macro settings on my camera properly?? Yeeeeeeeaaaaaah!!!)
