Comments on: lucky me—a fall weekend in the berkshires

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:34:35 +0000

It’s funny. My sister, who lives in the Berkshires, actually used to live in Germany, and of course she loved it there. You two need to get together sometime!

By: Lu

Lu — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:25:25 +0000

I have been visiting your blog for some weeks now and I really appreciate some of your posts (e.g. concerning picky eaters)…

But today, I am going green with envy reading your post!!
I absolutely ADORE Guido’s and I love all the fresh fruit and cheese and pastries there… Yum. Sadly shopping there is a rare pleasure for us as we live in Germany. But everytime we visit my husband’s mother who lives in the Berkshires, Guido’s is a must on our list.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:00:14 +0000

A party just to celebrate fall, complete w/square dancing? I can’t remember the last time I square danced. It sounds like fall in New England can bring out the best. So much yummy food, and lots of wholesome fun.

By: Lori W

Lori W — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:50:50 +0000

Last Thanksgiving, while our Springs home was for sale, a sweet friend had my family over for dinner. Your picture reminded me of a wonderful chocolate pie they served us. So I’m including it for everyone else that has some sort of sophiticated drool while oogling your photo…

French Silk Pie
Shannon Enright

( 9 1/2 to 10 inch pie shell of your choice)
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate melted
2 tsp. vanilla
2/3 cup butter softened
1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream
4 tsp. confectioner’s sugar

If using pastry lined pie shell bake at 450 about 6 min. and cool.

In a saucepan, combine sugar and eggs, until well blended. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon and reaches 160 degrees (takes me about 1/2 hour). Remove from heat. stir in chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Cool to luke warm 90 degrees stirring occasionally.

In a medium size bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cooled egg mixture, beat on high 5 mins.. In another mixing bowl beat whipping cream until it thickens add confectioner’s sugar: beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into crust and chill.

garnish with whipping cream and (or) chocolate curls.

It is really good but takes a lot of time.

Hope you try it – and remember a little piece on during Monday Night Festivities is FREE of calories!

By: Theresa (Call) Chenn

Theresa (Call) Chenn — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:32:15 +0000

Isn’t Gabrielle awesome?? She is the sweetest thing. Your trip to Massachusetts looked awesome. I am gathering ideas for a road trip for next fall…..

By: kat-in-texas

kat-in-texas — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:25:46 +0000

Such a “Sophistimom”!!!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:59:21 +0000

What a fabulous get together. You have exquisite taste.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:18:02 +0000

Wow, that cheese platter looks amazing. Don’t get me wrong, the chocolate does too, but cheese is my favorite food ever.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:24 +0000

Um. Yum.
What more can I say?

(Oh, except THANKS for your photo tips. They’ve helped me tremendously these last weeks as I’ve worked on ConversationsWithACupcake. You really are the queen of food photography.)

All hail Queen Jaime.

(Was that nice enough to get you to bring some of that mousse home to the Springs? )

Holy cow.
What more can I say?

By: patsyk

patsyk — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:20 +0000

Lucky you, indeed! I would love to check out that chocolate shop… sounds like a place I could call heaven! That party sounds so fun!