Culinary Adventures with Camilla

In 2018 the Pieathalon was a new-to-me event. I have since participated in the 5th and 6th Annual Pieathalon which is coordinated by Emily of  Dinner is Served 1972 . Both years were a ton of fun. So, when she emailed to see if I were interested in participating in the 7th annual pieathalon, I was in! Since this whole Pieathalon thing is only once a year, I'll share the rules with my readers.  1. Pick a pie recipe from a pre-1990 cookbook. 2. Email it to Emily. 3. She assigns it randomly to another pieathlete. 4. We bake. 5. We post. 6. We share. Today's the day! Get ready for some fun retro pie recipes. Kelly of the Velveteen Lounge submitted the Lattice Pineapple Pie for swap and that's the one I received. Kari at The Nostalgic Cook received the Lemon Pie Reliable that I sent in; I can't wait to see how it turns out. Let's get this party started! The #7thAnnualPieathalon Line-Up Dinner Is Served 1972:  Betty Crocker Sombrero Pie ...

This is a new-to-me event: the 5th Annual Pieathalon which is hosted by Emily of Dinner is Served 1972 . And I'm looking forward to seeing how Kelli, of Kelli's Kitchen , did with my Chocolate Mousse Pie. She tagged me when she was baking, telling me: "It's only 1:30 in the afternoon on a Sunday and I'm a bit tipsy trying to follow a somewhat complicated recipe --- and it's YOUR fault!! Guess who got your pie recipe?!?!? Woo Hoo! :) I think this is going to be delicious!!" I'm glad she had a positive attitude about the adventure. Since I'm new to this whole Pieathalon thing, I'll share the rules with my readers.  1. Pick a pie recipe from a pre-1990 cookbook. 2. Email it to Emily. 3. She assigns it randomly to another pieathlete. 4. We bake. 5. We post. 6. We share. Before the fun and games started, I made a Foraged Huckleberry Pie just to get my pie-making brain into gear. The boys did not object. I sent off t...

My boys and I have been foraging huckleberries for years. Normally we just devour them by the handful as we're hiking. Though one year I did get enough to make a Huckleberry Pound Cake . Last weekend we were up there and there were so many berries...and they were just about ready. So, on our way home from a sausage-making class yesterday, the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf and I scaled the almost 200 steps to the top of Huckleberry Hill with containers in hand and determination to get enough to make a pie. Almost everyone we encountered up there had the same idea we did! Well, maybe not about the pie, but about picking all those ripe huckleberries. When I signed on to join the fifth annual Pieathalon this year, I was on the hunt for pie recipes from old cookbooks. I came across this one from The Times Cook Book , copyright 1905:  NO. 11. HUCKLEBERRY PIE. Okay, what I made isn't even close to Mary's, but as I was inspired to try my hand at a huckleberry pie becau...