Almond Rhubarb Picnic Bars

I made these for a dinner party I hosted at my house. I was daydreaming about the nectarine bars Sarah made for my first tea party, as well as looking for a good use for some of the fresh rhubarb growing in my garden, and I had never tried almond and rhubarb together but it sounded delicious.

I made them exactly as instructed and they turned out great. Our guest loved them too! I'd definitely make them again.

RECIPE: Almond Rhubarb Picnic Bars

Chocolate French Silk Pie

I first had this pie at Perkins when I was in high school and quickly fell in love with it, but it was only recently that I got the motivation to make it for myself when I saw The Pioneer Woman's recipe. I found several different versions but they are all basically the same, with different pictures.

Notes/substitutions

• I made a graham cracker crust for something a little different. It was good but I determined that I prefer regular pie crust over graham cracker crust for this particular pie.
• I was a little wary of using uncooked eggs in the recipe but ultimately I used regular eggs because I eat them in raw doughs all the time and decided to take my chances. If you're really concerned or are serving it to people who have to be really careful, you can buy pasteurized eggs to use for this pie.
• I used bittersweet chocolate instead of unsweetened because it was what I had at home. I would probably put a little more chocolate in next time.
• Since I'm not good at making chocolate shavings/curls and I already had mini chocolate chips, I sprinkled mini chocolate chips on the top before serving.

RECIPE: French Silk Pie