Comments on: Coconut Kissed Pumpkin-Persimmon Pie with Millet Carob Crust

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:42:08 +0000

Hi again Airyfairycelt–thanks for these kinds words about the writing and the recipes. So happy you enjoy the references and the inter-connecting. It’s one of my best pleasures in doing this. I think pear would be a good substitute, though it’s texture is different than a persimmon. Maybe even an orange ground up in the blender. Why not? Let us know how your experimenting goes. 🙂 Here’s to the kitchen being a place of mystery and wonder and alchemy too. 🙂

By: Airyfairycelt

Airyfairycelt — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:54:31 +0000

I think it is wonderful and I am a bit of a pie crust recipe collector you know!
In my opinion a pie-less person is not a happy one…. But I have never seen anyone not look at a pie and smile. have you noticed that too?
No persimmons to be had here but I just have to shimmy about and try other fruits. Pear and chocolate? Orange and chocolate? I cannot ever recall having a plum with chocolate and I wonder… I should not to spoil the whole pie but a mini on the baking tray might be a good experiment (I agree with you.) We are all very unscientific mad scientists and our kitchens are places of mystery where things appear that the cook or the (fortunate or unfortunate guest) were not expecting at all.
I am finding your posts so enjoyable. So many references and inter-connecting going on. It all makes fascinating reading (and sets me off on quests… Aren’t vegans or those on particular dietary restrictions interesting? Being an ideas person really lifts it all so much.

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:05:19 +0000

You’re welcome, April! Thank you for your comment–I’m so happy to read your found the pie easy to make and delicious. Really happy too, that you appreciate the use of millet and persimmons. 🙂

By: April

April — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 05:50:33 +0000

Have been wanting to make this for a few weeks now, and finally got to today! It’s delicious, very easy to make, and I love that millet and persimmons are used! I also love that it is a healthy pie and I can eat many pieces! (: I had been avoiding desserts prior to this, now I don’t have to! Thanks for the recipe!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 07:35:54 +0000

So happy to hear this, Stephanie! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 05:11:18 +0000

I made this for my family for Thanksgiving.it was super simple to throw together and baked up beautifully. It was delicious and everybody loved it.
The millet crust had a texture somewhere between a traditional crust and a graham cracker one. We skipped the coconut (didn’t have reduced fat) and used canned pumpkin. It was perfect! Thank you!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:37:15 +0000

Thanks Nicole!! You are so welcome and so very sweet to make these kind comments. And triple Yay! that you are going to make it. <3 <3 <3

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:35:43 +0000

Thanks Eric! 🙂 Glad you like the pie, movie notwithstanding. 🙂 Enjoy!

By: Eric Jackson

Eric Jackson — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:51:24 +0000

Great pie! Awful movie… Can’t wait to serve this pie for the holidays.

By: Nicole O'Shea

Nicole O'Shea — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:35:37 +0000

LOL, I love your confession, too! I mean, when we eat this way…why not?

Maria, all the pictures look so good! I don’t know how you do it. Amazing! Thank you so much for applying your culinary wisdom and magical baking creation talent to this recipe! I am so totally going to make this <3 <3 <3

xoxox

Nicole