#8: Mrs. Salter's Peanut Butter Pie

So for our 2013 Oscar Dinner Party, I decided to go with Mrs. Salter's Peanut Butter Pie, courtesy of Paula Deen.  If you're keeping track of my Oscar reasoning...well, here's what was going through my mind...

• Life of Pi:  It's a pie.  Yeah, it's a cheat but for a move about the lack of food...this was better than a raw fish and rice crackers pie.
• Beasts of the Southern Wild:  This is a recipe from the South's own Paula Deen, who I'm wild for.  (Was that a groan?  Well, it's only downhill from here so hold on to your seats.)
• Argo:  I went with peanut butter for the Carter (a peanut farmer for you young-ins) era setting of this movie.
• Zero Dark 30:  I added a layer of dark fudge to this recipe to represent this movie.  (I was going to do a chocolate cookie crust but I forgot to get the chocolate wafers.  That ''inspired'' me to make my own, which then went south...unfortunately, not very quickly.  However, I'm sure I'll talk more about that later when I decide to tackle that hurdle again.)
• Silver Linings Playbook:  The Philadelphia Cream Cheese used for this pie represents the setting of this movie.
• Django Unchained:  Dare I reference the whipped cream?  It's either that or pepper the reference with N-words like "nice", "nostalgic" and "nummy".
• Lincoln:  (I'm going to start hitting bottom very soon here.)  Well, as mentioned in my earlier post...this pie goes great with coffee (Lincoln's favorite drink).
• Amour:  Did I mention this goes great with coffee?  (I could have gone with "After one bite, you'll want to have...uh...more. Get it? Sounds like ''amour''.)
• Les Miserables:  I'm sure this would go well with a glass of red wine or a side of french fries.

OMG!  You made it!  Thank goodness the Oscars is only once a year.

As for the pie.  It was delicious, of course.  This is the first time I've made a mousse (and a peanut butter on, nonetheless) so of course I was afraid it wouldn't remain light and fluffy. As you can see, no need for me to fret.

I'm happy that I decided to add a layer of fudge for Zero Dark 30 because the pie wasn't super sweet and (I thought) it could use the extra ZING!  Hello...you can never go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter.

BTW, if you're wondering about our entire 2013 Oscar menu, here it is:

• Appetizers:  Crabby Snacks (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Main Course:  Persian Roast Chicken (Argo/Zero Dark 30)
• Sides:  Hushpuppies (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Roast Vegetables (Lincoln), Pita & Hummus (Argo/Zero Dark 30)
• Desserts:  Peanut Butter Pie (Life of Pi) and White Cake (Django Unchained)
• Beverages included Champagne (Amour and Les Miserables)