Summer Food Fights
Cherpumple-Off: Serious Eats Speaks
We've already told our side of the Cherpumple-Off story -- in which we go head-to-head with Serious Eats to see who can make the biggest, baddest cake/pie mashup around -- but our opponents have their own take on the epic battle. Erin Zimmer at Serious Eats breaks down the making of the winning Cherpumple (cutely named Sir Pumple), a Thanksgiving-themed monster filled with, among other creations, sweet potato pie, jalapeno cornbread and turkey-duck meatloaf.
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Tags: What We're Reading, Serious Eats, Cherpumple, Thanksgiving
Katy K
I'm a writer/editor based out of Somerville, Massachusetts. In addition to blogging for Food 52, I also work as the community manager of MSN's Postbox Boston and as the editor of Milkshake.com. I'm obsessed with food, art and anything that combines the two. My favorite recipes are simple and fresh (like beet salad with arugula and goat cheese). When I'm not working or cooking, I can be found on my hands and knees in the backyard, trying to coax carrots out of the dirt.
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10 months ago AntoniaJames
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
We had an animated discussion about the two entries, last night at the dinner table. There's a certain contingent in this household (the males here) that is extremely interested in the savory version. In fact, they are seriously considering creating something like it, and inviting about 20 people (their male friends, mostly) over to enjoy it. They particularly like the innovative use of stuffing and meatloaf as "cakes." Me? Sorry, meatloaf and stuffing are not cake or even close, so as much as I like this in concept (and it actually does seem rather appetizing), I don't consider it a fair victory. Just sayin'. ;o)