Baking Pie for Jason Segel

The Muppets Playing with Pie

Alright.  So Jason Segel has recently opened a Twitter account and naturallement I follow him.  I am, of course, glad to see that he happens to be Twitting or Tweeting or Twittering (whatevs) every time I go through recent tweets.  I have to admit, of course, that I did send Tweets directed at him: one, about the Muppets (that I will Tweet when I get to see it on February 2012 as the Muppets is indeed going to be out in the theaters here February 2012) and two, I just had to "at" him via a Tweet by The Dark Lord (Lord_Voldemort7) re: I am about to utter something I never thought I'd say... I hope the muppets beat the vampires this weekend.


And I hope so too!

I remember last year, during the time I was contributing articles for this food website and my head was spinning with cranberries and stuffings and Tofurkey, that I did come up with a fantasy Thanksgiving menu for Jason Segel.  Well, I read Jason's Tweet a few hours ago and he did mention about wanting some pies after visiting his parents.  Hmm, parents.  And pies.

Pies, pies, pies.  Now this reminds me of a friend who was so in-love with the TV show Pushing Daisies about this pie maker played by Lee Pace --- and speaking of Lee Pace, I don't think I'll ever forget this scene in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day where he sings a duet with Amy Adams.  If I Didn't Care. Such a lovely song.

But pie-making is something I'll attribute to this Kerri Russell film called Waitress.  I like how the character invents pies based on her emotions and I do remember a pie called "Bad Baby Pie" which (I think) has a cheesecake base with some... nuts?  Pecans?  It's so yummy for something so bad.

As Jason Segel wants some pie, I think I'll see about a Kerri Russell mode and imagine the perfect pie for him.  I am going to call it "Jason's Saturday Pie" *giggle*

I am not aware of Jason Segel's dietary and culinary preferences other than this photo of him sleeping on some Taco Bell wrappers but let's just say I would like to assume that he likes sweet and he'll probably go creamy.  And of course, there is this thing about him wanting to lose some weight.  So I guess I'll go on a sort of inventive route and come up with a pie topped with fruit with some added crunch and a creamy bite.  And chocolate, of course.

Let's go get some fresh graham crackers and ground them.  If you're up for it, get the chocolate flavored ones.  To make the pie crust, add some chopped cold butter and some cold water.  Form the pie crust (including the sides) with this dough and then chill in the fridge.

Make some cream cheese base and set aside.  Slice fresh strawberries.  Macerate the strawberries in Madeira wine for that peppery punch.  Add some sugar.

Take out the refrigerated pie crust.  Add a thin layer of cream cheese followed by a single layer of sliced strawberries.  Continue the layering.  Top the pie with un-macerated strawberries.  Drizzle with chocolate sauce.  Chill.  Drizzle more chocolate before serving.

Of course, for the drizzle, you can always opt for some heated chocolate hazelnut sauce in the form of melted Nuttella.  Or for something, say, healthier and deeper in taste: melt some premium dark chocolate with a bit of half-and-half and add a splash of espresso.  Seriously.

Yum.  Do you hear that, Jason Segel?  YUM.

I'm hungry.  Coffee with Milo in a few minutes, coming up!