It's a joint effort. I made the pie (mostly) and the rub for the salmon. Thom helped me with the meringue and cooked the salmon, sauce and risotto.

The pie turned out pretty well. I never liked lemon meringue as a kid and so had never considered making it as an adult. Our latest Cuisine magazine had a recipe and that's when Thom tells me he likes lemon meringue pie. We've been married almost 22 years and together for 25 and now he tells me...

The pie was an all day affair. First you make the crust, chill it for 30 minutes, cook it, make the lemon filling, dump it on the crust, cook it, chill that for 6 hours... make the meringue, top the pie, cook it...

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