On Tuesday, November 20th and Wednesday, November 21st, extra pies are available for walk-in customers only and on a first come, first serve basis AFTER 11:00 a.m. We cannot hold pies with a phone call. Wednesday, November 21st advance Pie Orders are now closed. We are still taking Pie Orders in advance for the Tuesday, November 20th pick up. The window to order remains open through Saturday, November 17th. Please call the shop with any questions at 517-669-9300.  

I am melancholy today with the news that Hostess Bakeries might be closing forever!  I am so sad for all of the employees who are out of work, and for all of the devoted customers saddened by the thought of no more Twinkies and Fruit Pies!  I, for one, have been a huge fan since junior high school, when I discovered their tastiness at Walter French Junior High's lunch table.  My good friend, Ruthie, came up to the table, while sporting a cowl neck sweater and eating a Hostess apple pie. My face must have been obvious, as she quic...

 

This month our E-Coupon is for a free cookie whenyou purchase any whole sandwich, quiche meal, or "halfsies" order. To sign up to receive E-Coupons automatically, please sign up for them on our homepage... all you have to do it type in your email address, select the e-coupon box, and click on the Submit button!

We are now taking orders for Thanksgiving pies. Every year we have to close orders before Thanksgiving, so don't wait too long! Please call the shop at (517) 669-9300. (NOTE- this is for in store pick up. We sell a limited selection of pies from the website that can be shipped) The list of pies we'll be baking for pick-up are - Tom's Cherry Cherry Berry, Cherry Berry Berry, Jordyn's Blueberry Raspberry Cherry, Blackberry Raspberry, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pumpkin Cheesecake Praline, Sweet Potato, Apple, Caramel Apple, Apple Cranberry, A...

This month our E-Coupon is for 20% off anything 'pumpkin'when you purchase any whole sandwich, quiche meal, or "halfsies" order. To sign up to receive E-Coupons automatically, please sign up for them on our homepage... all you have to do it type in your email address, select the e-coupon box, and click on the Submit button!

We had a fantastic photo shoot for the cookbook at my farmette a couple of weeks ago, as the weather was mostly lovely, and the pictures were nothing but lovely! Our talented photographer, Clarissa, made this vintage style video (in the Featured Video section) of some of the behind-the-scenes shots of the two-day event. Thanks to all, now two more photo. shoots to go, and four more chapters.... Eat pie, love life xoxolinda!

 

One of my Dear Aunt Margie’s favorite colors was pink, as she “simply pinked” everything around her. As a child I loved this, for she had a pink kitchen countertop, a pink bathroom, and a pink chenille bedspread! She also had several pink aprons for various cooking/baking conditions and/or events. For everyday cooking she wore her simple flour sack aprons, but because she was a master seamstress she made even the most benign clothes adorable. Her daily home-keeping aprons were decorated with pinkness – buttons, rick-rack, bows, and some even ha...

The American Pie Council’s new cookbook "America’s Best Pies", is now available for purchase online (see the link below). You can also order it over the phone... just call (847) 371-0170. The price is $20.00 plus shipping. It is a collection of almost 200 award winning recipes from the National Pie Championships (and includes at least one recipe from Linda!)   http://www.piecouncil.org/PieShop