2008.10.17
Sweet potato pie?
Blog entry by Heather Froeschl
At the Roanoke Civic Center today, Barack Obama told a story of how he couldn’t get his favorite, sweet potato pie, at a campaign munchie stop in Ohio. He explained that he did get some coconut cream pie and that the owner of the restaurant was a tried and true Republican whose business wasn’t doing all that well. Obama tried the coconut pie and encouraged the owner to try the Democrats for a change.
When he was hungry, going through Ohio, he stopped and asked where the best place to get pie was. How about here in Roanoke? Where’s the best place to get a piece of pie? And do they have Obama’s favorite? Sweet potato pie?
Sweet potato pie is OK, but I think the candidate should have some pumpkin pie -- my personal favourite.
And where can we get the best pie like that around here?
Comment by George — October 17, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
OMG - I love, love, love sweet potato pie. Our favorite? Bojangles. My kids are even hooked (of course we're talking about just 2 out of 3).
As the resident pie expert in our house, my family have even asked me to try and replicate this type of pie at home. It will be difficult, I know, but with a warm, gooey, sweet potato filling, who wouldn't want to try?
Anyone out there have a recipe they can possibly share? please?
Comment by Amy Hanek — October 17, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
Forget sweet potato pie; it's all about sweet potato cheesecake!
Comment by John — October 17, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
i second the vote for bojangles sweet potato pie, if for no other reason than the convenience of a single serving pie. but they are actually pretty delicious.
otherwise i make my own pie, because i don't know of anywhere you can get an actual slice of homemade pie around here. i'd love to be wrong about that, though...
Comment by seth — October 17, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
K&W has great pie! And yes, they have sweet potato pie, as well as some old favorites like egg custard, chocolate cream, coconut, strawberry, and apple. I love it because they always have such a variety.
Comment by Lori — October 18, 2008 @ 11:49 am
Seth - share your recipe for sweet potato pie with me... please?
Comment by Amy Hanek — October 18, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I love sweet potato pie. I make it using my mom's recipe. It is just delicious. If you like like sweet potatoes - then a really good sweet potatoe pie is something to talk about. I'm from Ohio, living in Roanoke now. It would be nice to get that homemade taste at a restaurant, but I don't know of any other restaurants in this area that serve this type of pie.
Comment by Kim — October 19, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
I use a pumpkin pie receipe and just swap the pumpkin for sweet potatoes
Comment by nanci — October 19, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
Thelma's Chicken and Waffles has great sweet potatoe pie!!!
Comment by rsuggs132 — October 19, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
Friends & Family Restaurant in Pearisburg, VA makes homemade pies, their specialty desserts. That includes sweet potato pie, pumpkin, butterscotch, cocoanut, apple, cherry, and many more. Becky, the owner, makes her pies every morning. They are all delicious.
Comment by Sally Jennelle — October 19, 2008 @ 11:57 pm
BoJangles sweet potato pie is lip smackin' good. Try it you will love it!
My recipe for sweet potato pie calls for white sugar but I am tasting theirs and believe it is made with brown sugar instead. Will try it in mine. I also make a sweet potato cake that equals the carrot cake, just substitue and leave out the pineapple.
Comment by Carol McMillion — July 15, 2009 @ 3:56 pm