Someone asked me if I’d ever heard of green tomato pie.
I had not.
It didn’t take long to pull up some recipes and yesterday I tried it.
It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t my favorite.
I think if it were the zombie apocalypse and there was no fruit to be had but someone managed to find a sack of green tomatoes, that this pie would be a welcome treat.
But if you’d spent the past few weeks eating peach and berry pies, it was just okay.
My real thought is, you could probably saute kitchen sponges in butter, season with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and sugar and bake in a fatty crust and come out with something halfway decent.
Earlier in the week I did a writing retreat at Edgefield. Lots of good photos here, but make sure you’re looking at the Oregon one.
How the whole thing came about is a long story that I don’t want to go into.
But I had some work leave and I wanted to set aside some time to concentrate on a writing project and I did a little homework and found out that Edgefield has a twin room for $50 a night. So I booked it.
Overall, it was awesome. I was really happy while I was out there.
I’m the eternal over-achiever so naturally I didn’t finish everything that I wanted to do and every second I wasn’t working I felt guilty. But I did get a lot of work done and was happy with my progress.
I would do a retreat again, but I’d probably shop around and try a different place.
There were lots of great things about Edgefield. Excellent food. Great places to walk around. The soaking pool.
They have a movie theater onsite and since I never go to the movies anymore, I thought I’d treat myself to Captain America with my pizza and beer after my long day of work.
Turns out the movie was cancelled and it was a history thing: 13,000 years of Salmon in the Columbia River.
At first I was bummed but then I realized this is exactly the sort of dork thing my husband would drag me to that I would end up loving and I could still have my pizza and beer.
And it was good. And also, packed. Yes, there are tons of people who will leave their house on a Tuesday night to go to Edgefield and listen to a talk about salmon bones.
I wonder if a regular tomato pie/quiche type thing would be worth it. The green tomatoes look a little creepy.
Edgefield is cute, but a little dreary looking. Maybe it’s partly the weather? I think next time you need a bathroom in the room. 🙂
Hey, at least you didn’t try okra. That stuff’s horrible.
Not a lot going on in Edgefield on Tuesday nights, is what you’re saying.
Lovely attic room! Beautiful dormer window. I’ve always loved dormers, for some reason, but have never owned a house with one. Can’t, now – not hurricane-resistant architecture.