Real Housewives of Orange County Orange Jello Pie
First, let's all have a moment of silence for my oven. It finally died. Unfortunately, it died with a half baked Hummingbird cake inside it that I needed to bring to work. [You know those meltdowns that happen on reality TV competition shows (a la Project Runway) when the contestants are completely sleep-deprived and just crazy? Well, that happened.] I ended up buying some cakes instead. Sigh.
So, I bought a new range/oven today...it should be delivered on Friday. Very plain Maytag. But it has a window in the door so I'll be sitting in front of it for hours I'm sure.
Okay...to the pie! For this month's You Want Pies with That? challenge, the theme is: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Pie. If I had an oven, I was going to go for the Halle raspBerry Pie, but since I had to go with no bake...I went fake bake (with heavy emphasis on the FAKE)!
The fake bake ingredients:
Keebler graham cracker crust.
Store brand gelatin box of lemon stuff.
"Whipped topping" (store brand Cool Whip stuff) - yes, full of oil and other chemicals.
Artificially flavored Orange gelatin cut into little squares.
I think Michael Pollan would agree that this is totally fake food! And it is perfect for the all the girls with their multiple collagen, botox and silicone injections!
By the way, I may mock but I can't turn away! I promised my friend's daughter that when she goes off to college, we are going to skype about it all the time (if I can figure out how to skype...) So I give you a reality TV salute to the Lifestyles of the Rich and Semi-Famous Housewives of the OC!
*** Edited to Add: OH MY GOSH! I brought this into work and my co-worker asked me about the orange circle on top. I said, "Yeah, It's an Orange for Orange County!" (I'm so clever, I think). But then she said it looked like a nipple!!!! Oh my gosh! That was NOT the intention at all! I'm horrified and feel like Elaine on that Seinfeld episode. So, take your mind out of the gutter, it's an orange piece of jello meant to represent the Orange in Orange County! ***
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32 comments:
Haha so creative! Sorry to hear your oven died but I'm sure the new one will be there soon and you'll be baking up a storm!
Ha, this is so cute! Great color! I love the interpretation of the challenge. :)
That looks so pretty! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
That is hilarious. You are officially my favorite food blogger.
I'm sorry your oven died, but excited for you that you're getting a new one. This pie cracks me up! I just can't stop watching those crazy Housewives.
That show is like a train wreck. It's so bad you can't not watch. This is perfect fake food for those fake ladies.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR APPLIANCES?!
FAIL.
Those housewives make all the other housewives in orange County (ahem!) look terrible. I swear I am not like that! And if I ever become like that- SHOOT ME.
I love your pie - it looks so geometric and cool. Having grown up in Irvine (not a ton of fake boobs there at the time), I feel compelled to watch the show. Ah, South County...
Hope your oven feels better soon!
Sorry to hear about your oven. But I'm glad you were able to turn lemons into lemonade, um, well, or orange jello into pie.
ok.. I get made fun of for sitting in front of the window.
the fake pie looks amazing!
ooh i like the jello pieces sticking outta that pie!
hmm did you hear that the old man passed away? :(
Cute post and beautiful piece of pie! Very creative :)
Pearl, Oh no! I must have missed that! How sad.
This looks like something that would not only taste good, but also be fun to eat.
looks great! ha it doesn t look like a nipple at all :) The colour is fabolous so creative :)
I love it! Way to make {fake} lemonade out of lemons.
Too bad about your oven, but at least you get a new one!
too bad about the oven, but at least you were able to replace it quickly. love the idea of a fake pie for fake people, and i wondered about that orange on top too...
a nipple?! HA! I don't think it looks like a nipple...looks crazy creative and kooky good, though :)
Awesome. And hilarious.
Hahah, I love this pie and all of its fake-ness. How hysterical! It actually looks quite pretty, too! I think you should still post about Halle raspBerry pie sometime, too, when that new oven arrives!
YUM...this looks so good and it just screams SPRING
Well I'm not eating it now that your coworker said that. ew.
Is it wrong that I think the pie would be doubly funny with the orange circle as a nipple for all those ahem fake women. Hehe. Fantastic no bake solution!!
Poor hummingbird cake :-(
Your nipple pie looks good!
Ha, that's so funny!!!
Oh no! That sucks about your oven. But you'll have a new one soon at least. I find the Real Housewives shows strangely addictive...
Love the inspiration! :-)
I dont think it looks like a nipple at all! LOL! Too funny!
I think it looks like an absolutly delicious pie! Very creative!
What a great pie! The nipple comment is hilarious!
Ha ha ha!!! I am seriously laughing! This is so creative and funny.
you're awesome and too funny. this pie looks super yum. your coworkers must be ginormous from eating all of your delicious treats. also: did you have an old oven?? i'm terrified of the future death of my brown oven. it's a real oldie... !
I know how your feel about the oven... been there before = ( but I love the stained class OC pie.... I never saw the show before.
Sorry about the oven, but love how pretty this pie is. Its supreme fakeness is fab. And how did it taste???
Nancy
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