The Diva That Ate New York // Jackie cooks

Save The Date: Pie Party Potluck Live 10/15

The expression PIE EYED means “drunk” which I was, with pie. That’s how I felt this past July, when hundreds and hundreds of delicious pies were being made, photographed, written about and displayed on blogs, Twitter and FB and more. I didn’t get to taste one—not even the one I made.

On Saturday, October 15th, 2011, pie enthusiasts (who live or can get to New York City) and I will be able to get some pie in-mouth satisfaction.

The Diva That Made Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie

As soon as I read the words PIE PARTY! I was hooked. An idea sparked by Shauna from Gluten Free Girl and the Chef blog grew to over 1200 peeps across the internet making pie and posting about it on the same day. LOVE IT! Thanks Emily from Nomnivorous for the invite!

You say, “pie.” I answer, “Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie.”

In my show, The Fried Chicken Theory According to Jackie Gordon, I introduce the dessert platter featuring this pie, by calling myself, “The Pimp of Pie”.  If I were the pimp of pie this would be one of the finest “ladies” in my stable. It’s layers of espresso chocolate ganache in a graham cracker crust, topped with freshly sliced bananas, a pile of vanilla bean pastry cream, then whipped cream and chocolate shavings equals a mouthful of YUM!

The Diva That Made the Deviled Egg Egg

Once every couple of months a bunch of food lovers gather for Brooklyn Swappers where they trade homemade goods. You never know what these wonderfully creative cooks will be swapping: pickles, jams, sauces, chutneys, relishes, infused alcohols, teas, cakes, cookies, flavored salts, chocolates, candies, kombucha—it could be ANYTHING!

For Sunday’s brunch swap I made Salted Cinnamon Browned Butter Caramels.

There’s also a pot luck, for which I believe I invented a new dish: the Deviled Egg Egg

The Diva That Hosted a Pot Luck

Can You Hang Out With Your Fave Food Peeps And Feast For Four Hours Without Gaining An Ounce?

It ain’t likely… So why even try? Fat Buddhas are considered to be very good luck! So let’s get lucky!

The Diva That Made Peppermint Crusted Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

Are you lazy? I definitely am… sometimes. But not when it comes to cooking and baking. These pinchably CUTE! cookies are a lil bit of a “love job” or even “love cookies” because there’s a bit of work in making them. Not complicated, but there are three definitive steps that you can do in one day or spread over several days. The dough is tender because you use powdered sugar and lots of butter. It’s not as tough as a standard shortbread or sugar cookie dough, but the texture is heavenly. You do need to be a little careful dipping them, but it’s totally worth it. When you love people, you make them “love” cookies.

The Diva That Attended CookieFest10!

How do you exercise self-control? I’m asking because when it comes to baking and cooking I suck at it! I rarely cook a simple meal, especially if I’m entertaining. I’m an excess-is-best type of gal as you can see from this past Thanksgiving or the cookies and chocolates I whipped up last year: Jackie’s gone Christmas cookie crazy 2009!!!

The Diva That Made Bacon Wrapped Sweet Plantains with Lime, Garlic & Jalapeno Mojo

These rock! Liza de Guia is an inspiration. Not only does the lovely founder & chief storyteller of FOOD CURATED make rich and informative videos about passionate people who bring us incredible foods, but when she was on a holiday, she tweeted about eating bacon wrapped sweet plantains and bells went off in my head! Ding! Ding! I had to make them!

I decided that the sugar in the plantains and smoky goodness of the bacon would be DELISH with a spicy dipping sauce. I love the salty, garlic in oil condiment that is served in Latino restaurants would be a good place to start, but maybe too over-the-top for my guests. The lime and chilies and cilantro temper the garlic.

My guests flipped for these! YUM! YUM! YUM!

Gobble Gobble 2010 The Diva Does Double Thanksgiving | Menu

I love Thanksgiving so much I have it twice! I have the immediate family and a couple of friends, who are orphaned, on the official day and a leftover party on the Friday for my friends who are feeding and serving the people who can’t or don’t cook Thanksgiving dinner and eat out instead. It may seem over-the-top, but it’s the way the cooks in my family show our gratitude and express our love for family and friends.

The Diva That Made Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake

This is a great Thanksgiving dessert that is super-easy to make and looks like you worked much harder than you did.