Pink Pie

As you probably know, Kennedy has been potty training for the last few weeks.  When she has a big success or several in a row, we have been giving her treats - usually just a very small candy or toy.  The other day she asked if she could have a treat after going potty, so I asked her if she wanted some raspberry cream pie.  She said no.  I was sure that that was not what she really meant, so I changed tactics.  I got the pie out of the freezer and asked, "Do you want some pink pie?"  The reaction was immediate.  "Yes!"

In fact, her reaction was so strong that we fought with her for about 20 minutes to get her to take two more bites of corn chowder so that she could have a piece of this pink pie.  Literally.  20 minutes.  And a couple of trips to time out due to severe demands and tantrums.  She tried to convince us that the pink pie was the corn chowder.  Nice try.  Once she finally got her pie though, she was in heaven.  This is what the pie looked like before:

And this is what it looked like once Kennedy started digging in:

As you can see, she was a very big fan of the crust.  I'm sure that it was because it was made of Oreos.  I don't blame her - the pie was absolutely divine (incidentally, if you want the recipe, click over to my food blog on the side bar).  I even caught a yum face.

She devoured this thing!  And the next day I let her have another small piece and she did the exact same thing.  The mess she made was worth the clean up to see her loving this pie so much.  It was adorable.

So pink pie it was.  It became a mess of crumbs and stickiness on Kennedy's face, and I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Convinced that you want some?  You can make a trip up to Brookings and we will gladly have some waiting for you, or you can just click here for the recipe.