Grandson Tyler's Dinner at the Angus Barn

 My third and youngest grandson, Tyler, turned thirteen last week, and Dan and I finally got around last night to taking him out to a restaurant of his choice to celebrate his birthday.  Tyler chose the Angus Barn, without a doubt one of the finest restaurants in the Triangle. We liked his choice.

Tyler, my third grandson, is as tall as I am, and he's only thirteen.

It had been a long time since Dan and I had been to the Angus Barn, and Tyler had eaten there only once with his family and that was last year.

Rustic decor of the Angus Barn.

 The decor is very rustic and the food delicious.

Tyler perusing the menu.

 Tyler and I each had the 7 oz. filet mignon and it was more than I could eat.  Tyler seemed to have no trouble eating all of his.  Dan chose a NY Strip steak.

Filet mignon with baked sweet potato.

 A birthday pound cake that would feed six people was brought out at the end of the meal.  We were too full to have dessert, but Tyler took it home to share with the rest of his family.

Birthday Cake courtesy of the Angus Barn.

Happy Birthday Tyler!!!!

The Angus Barn's Chocolate Chess Pie

Image from the Angus Barn website.

A famous dessert from the Angus Barn is their chocolate chess pie. I made it recently. As you may know from some of my earlier posts, I'm trying chocolate recipes to decide what I'll take to the Chocolate Festival in Moore County.  This is a great pie, very rich, and it will satisfy your chocolate craving.

A really, really good chocolate chess pie.

Ingredients

• 1 unbaked pie shell
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 (1 ounce) Bakers semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt

Directions 

1. Melt butter and chocolate
2. Mix with other ingredients which have been blended together.
3. Pour into pie crust,.
4. Bake 35 minutes, at 350.
5. Top with whipped cream.  (Except I didn't when I made it.)

Happy Pi Day

In honor of Pi Day, I am making two pies. One a Shepherd's pie to honor St. Patrick and one that my son Patrick likes.

Individual Shepherd's pies ready for the oven.

And I'm making a chocolate chess pie because it is one of our favorites.  Here's a recipe for the Angus Barn chocolate chess pie.

• 1 unbaked pie crust
• 1 stick of butter
• 2 squares bakers chocolate (semi-sweet)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Dash of salt

1. Melt butter and chocolate, mix with other ingredients, which have been blended together.
2. Pour into a pie shell and bake 35 minutes (no longer) at 350 degrees.
3. Top with whipped cream (or not).

Chocolate chess pie from the Angus Barn, ready to eat.

 Happy Pi Day (Pie Day) everyone.