Sucking up to the boss with a chocolate pie

Today was my boss' birthday and with that comes a staff birthday party.  Our new data specialist loves to think of any reason to have a party or potluck to bring us all together.  When someone recently mentioned the boss' birthday, her ears immediately perked up and she said, "what are we going to do?"  When another co-worker suggested a potluck, I quickly volunteered to bring the dessert.  It was not because I had any sort of dessert in mind.  It was solely based on the fact that baking can be so much fun. So off I was, trying to determine what would be an appropriate dessert for a boss' birthday party that everyone would enjoy.

When looking on allrecipes.com, one chocolate pie quickly stood out to me among the rest.  It was called "Chocolate Cream Pie II."  You might be thinking, 'Why in the world would that pie name stand out?'  Well, it wasn't the pie name that stood out to me, but it was the fact that I had every single ingredient listed in the recipe already in my fridge and pantry.  Who doesn't love being able to make a delicious looking dessert from ingredients already in the house?  Some may call this cheap, I call it resourceful.

I would like to say that even though I burnt the pie crust twice (yes, twice!) before finishing the pie, this was a very cathartic activity for me.  Being able to stir the chocolate pudding base for minutes on end was very repetitive and soothing.  And it was so so chocolatey good! Here is the direct link to the allrecipes.com's recipe:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-cream-pie-ii/detail.aspx  I will definitely keep this chocolate pie as one to fall back on when needing an easy dessert.  I just might try to buy a pre-baked pie crust next time...