November and Chocolate Pie
Nov 04, 2024 9:08 pm
Psst. If you need to skip to the chocolate pie, it's at the end. First, I'm going to yammer on about leaves and head shots and my books and other stuff. Which you should absolutely read. But, you know, chocolate pie. I get it. It's the holidays and we all need to "big our backs" as my 14-year-old would say. (as in, "That looks delicious. Time to big my back," which means chow down and get chunkay.)
Have I already digressed, even in the first paragraph? Yes, yes, I have. Ahem.
The leaves have arrived, my friends. I missed getting a picture of them at the height of their glory, but they're still beautiful.
November will also mark my 23rd wedding anniversary. I know, I know! How am I this old, but still so beautiful--that IS what you were thinking, right? I said, riiiiight?
Speaking of beautiful, I did get new author headshots and I thought they did turn out really nice, even though a bird was swooping all around us during the session (I like birds, so I considered it a good omen:)).
Why did I get new headshots, you may ask. Well, let me tell you a True Story: Once, when I went to an elementary school, where they'd been advertising to the kids with my head shot, I entered a classroom, and the kids--clearly disappointed at my lack of headshot glamour--said, "You look a lot older than in your pictures." And that, my friends, is when you know it's time for a new headshot.
I was only going to get one, but winded up going for a fun one and a traditional straight-on one. Which do you prefer?
Oh wait, but in addition to chocolate pie and fall pictures, I also write books. And we've got a lot going on in November....
November Bookish Happenings:
Spotify has entered audiobook-land. And that means I've entered Spotify-land.
The first section of Laura's book, Four Seconds to Fall is now available through Spotify and other retailers. You can find it all these places (and more will be loading by the day:
It's FREE if you've got Spotify Premium, and only $.99 if you don't.
Part 2, Four Seconds to Break: California will be available November 12th. It will be FREE if you've got Spotify Premium. If you don't, it will be discounted to $1.99 for the month of November.
In other fun November news...
November is National Pepper Month, and to celebrate, I’m part of the “Bell Pepper Romance Event!” Throughout the entire month, we’re spotlighting clean and closed door romances with heartwarming stories and no heat—just pure, feel-good love stories that will make you swoon!
Check out the books here: https://subscribepage.io/bellpepper
From Snow is under the Cherry Pepper category. And it will be on sale for $.99 starting the 12th!
It's also part of the Thankful for Small Town Romance promo this month.
Other books you might be interested in:
Hyllethan Gifts Trilogy by Caroline Sciriha ($5.99 or free on Kindle Unlimited)
Burning Skies by Luna Fox and F. Lowberry ($2.99 or free on Kindle Unlimited)
And now...drum roll please...chocolate chunk chocolate pie (yes, that's chocolate twice). I told you it was coming.
This is my favorite pie to make for Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Pie
1/2 C melted butter, hot
3/4 C chocolate chips (whatever level of dark you prefer--I usually use 60%)
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 C white sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 C chocolate chips
1 premade pie crust (store bought or recipe here)
Preheat oven to 350.
Put your crust in a 9-inch pie pan.
Melt butter in microwave (in a large-ish bowl). Add chocolate chips to the butter, and stir. Let them sit and stir. They'll melt and you can mix them with the butter. If they don't, throw it all in the microwave for another 15-20 seconds. Stir until smooth.
Add in sugars. Stir. It will be grainy.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs and vanilla and whisk. Now whisk that mixture into the chocolate mixture.
Add the 1/2 C of chocolate chips.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or until the temperature reaches 180 degrees or so at the center. (It will still be wet and you'll be like, "Should I take this out? Will it hold it's shape? Yes, and yes.)
Let cool somewhat; you can eat it warm, but not hot (it won't hold it's shape is you straight up cut it out of the oven).
However, my favorite way to eat it is cold. So put on your skinny jeans for another couple of hours while you put that sucker in the fridge and wait. Then, you can discard the skinny jeans and eat it cold with those amazing chocolate chunks. (I want to go eat some right now. I want to, but I shouldn't, but I want to...)
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