Leslie wrote: 
Yeah, I came late to the lard party but yeah. I guess eat less pie is the only alternative. We tend to go pie-crazy in the Fall when fruit is coming in to our house in  laundry basketsful. Other times of year it's too precious to cook. So it works out. I probably had 5 slices of pie this year so why not go whole hog with the best?

And there's not really any way to make healthy biscuits that I can think of. If you don't use a lot of fat of some sort, you'll make crackers, so again, more delicious/less often.

 Leslie wrote: 
According to my food gods, Spectrum Organic Shortening is a good alternative for pie crusts. Made from palm oil (which is naturally solid at room temperature) and not hydrogenated. 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
So there's no adequate (healthier) substitute, huh? T and I were wondering about that yesterday. Same for pie crusts I assume, yes?

Beef 'n Guinness stew, and biscuits. And here's a handy tip: When the biscuit recipe calls for shortening? They mean lard. Do it.

 phineas wrote: 
It freaks me out, man. I start watching the sky for something bigger. You?

 winter wrote: 
Chocolate cake, huh? Maybe I'd better whip up a buttermilk chess pie.

 phineas wrote: 
about 8 pounds 

 zipper wrote: 
What's a hail storm do?

 zipper wrote: 
That's how it's done, all right. 

 zipper wrote: 

Slow-cooked pot roast and scalloped potatoes. Rainy weather makes me all domestic 'n stuff.

 Manbird wrote: 

 Coaxial wrote: 
hammenbean

 glassbuteo wrote: 
Your side sounds better. I just ate a huge salad and later I'm going to have some of T-Lo's awesome home-made chicken soup. It's different every time depending on what we have on hand, but it's ALWAYS delicious.

 triskele wrote: 
I should probably do likewise.

 Manbird wrote: 

Shicken shoop?

I don't know... I've been eating so well because of some cash and food donations I almost burnt out on food. I'll probably just have some shoop and crackers so I don't have to cook tonight.

 triskele wrote: 
I am so fat.

 winter wrote: 
*thud*  we will have a small glass of locally produced "chocolate port" later, by way of dessert....(trying to lose a few pounds here....)

 triskele wrote: 
Also there will be chocolate cake and Grand Marnier for dessert.

Ahh, I love Sunday nights.