yesterday was my co-worker's birthday but we celebrated it today with marie callender pies. we had chocolate silk (barf) and lemon meringue (yum). i've always liked lemon meringue-- when i was a kid my parents and i ate at plush pippin, a piehouse/denny's sort of chain, and the first time i saw lemon meringue in the display case i was completely fascinated with the four feet of meringue, like a baker's hat, on top of all that translucent lemon curd. plush pippin closed years ago. for a while, you could still buy their pies in a few grocery stores around town, but not anymore. pity.
at the party today hardly anyone had pie. apparently i'm one of 2 people in my office that likes lemon meringue. bummer for everyone else. i would have been in lemon curd heaven but the truth is, i'm sugared out. i'm a sugar addict and always falling off the wagon. lately, though, i've been feeling the adverse effects of sugar.