Points Worthy

I had a great birthday celebration on Saturday. I did the day up right by managing to have both lunch AND dinner out! I went to a luncheon with my mom and then dinner at the "Mad Greek" with by boys. Now, while all of the food was really really good, for both lunch and dinner, the one item that surpassed it all I had at lunch. It was so good that I just have to blog about it...

I had the most incredible piece of coconut cream pie at the luncheon at the Hartville Kitchen. I am not even a big coconut fan really. I'm not sure that out of 10 different kinds of pie I would choose that flavor. But the desserts were already set when we sat down in the banquet room, so we got what we got. My plan that I made at the beginning of the day was to eat the whole dessert if I liked it. I mean, it was my birthday after all. But, I was also prepared to not waste points on it if it was gross or sub-par in any way. However, after one bite I decided it was most definitely points worthy!! There was a little bit of toasted coconut on top of the meringue, which by the way, was creamier than any meringue I'd ever had. The cream was fantastic too, but the highlight was the crust. It was so flaky and I think there may have been some coconut either lining the crust or actually baked into it. It was the perfect coconut flavor - not too much and not too little - and a little crunchy. Like I said, totally points worthy. My mom agreed and we both enjoyed every bite of it. I stopped myself before licking the plate so that was a win. So, I'm pretty much good in the cake and pie department for yet another birthday year. Glad my birthday was in the beginning of a new point week!