Winter Savory Pie & 16 more

It's a bleak and overcast winter's morning as I write this article.  I am looking out the window at my garden. My Parsley & Sage have finally withered ... I should have picked more of it when I had the chance.  Overall, it has been a warmer than usual winter with hardly any snow, bad for the perennials, but good for those cold hardy crops.  I doubt my roses will survive.

#208 Turkey Shepherd's Pie

  Earlier this  month I was able to pick a whole handful of Parsley, and a couple of sprigs of Sage, the 1st time I've ever done that...in January.  They  added  a nice fresh taste to the Meat Pies. 
I have devoted much of my time this winter to developing a decent  Savory Pie.  I've done a lot of  Quiches and Pot Pies, but I want to bake a heartier meal. 
I like the Shepherd's Pie because it has that mountain of mashed potatoes on top, sprinkled with cheese and OMG your in  HEAVEN !
At least I hope he is.  
Here's a run down of the last sixteen pies baked from this past December into the new year. I might hit the 365 by July...July 25th 2010 was the day this whole quest began... now wouldn't that be a nice finale?

#200 Pecan Pie

#197 Lemon Meringue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#198 Ham & Pepperjack Quiche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#199 Coconut Cream        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#201 Triple Berry

#202 shouldn't count but it does Cheesecake Pie?

#203 Coconut Cream (& my man)

#204 Strawberry Almond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#205 Apple Cranberry Nut

my pies are progressively getting better.
The Apple Cranberry Nut Pie has  become one of my most requested.
Followed quickly by my very rich
French Silk Pie. 
One of my customers tells me  it's like ... "a pie made out of the best candy bar in the world."

#206 French Silk

#207 A mini Asian Apple Pie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#208 Turkey Shepherd's Pie

#209 Ginger Apple Nut

#210 Apple  Pie

#211 Blueberry Pie

#212 Shepherd's Pie

The Sun has decided to come out so I think I'll head out into the garden, maybe unearth some  secret stash of frozen parsley.

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The New Piehole Records Video

http://www.katespieholerecords.com/

I love music

We love music. We loved record stores.  

There was something special about an afternoon spent at the local shops. The anticipation of stumbling upon that longed for 12" vinyl,or better yet walking away with 5 new records you never even knew about before that day! 

We loved the look,smell,& sounds of the record store. 

We loved the people who worked there too. 

That one dude who lived and breathed music. 

Sometimes you met people with mutual interests, who shared your passion.

A lot of great bands started that way too. I personally always loved the band flyers,like a hand written note from a friend telling me about their favorite new band.

There was a balance about discovering and purchasing new music in a comfortable public space that reaffirmed your identity as a music lover.

It's a shame that (for the most part) this has gone away. 

Buying music on line doesn't give you that sense of community.

CD's & records can be charished, shared, flaunted,& kept for years to come while MP3's offer no physical appeal & nothing to get attached to.

 We want to involve a whole new generation to the  tactile experience of holding a record that has been loved and shared before.

We are not under the delusion that all music consumers will come back from the online world. But we know this is something worth preserving in today's endangered music scene.

 "...We are a society of convenience and because of that we stomped on the quality of the art of music. Vinyl may not be the salvation of the record industry but this new renaissance in vinyl is here to stay." 

Terry Currier, Music Millennium.

new web site

http://www.katespieholerecords.com

18 more pies, Thanksgiving & Artistic Freedom

Last night's  Pie, #196 Peppermint Brownie Pie

 Hi there....
Remember me?!?  The pie lady is still baking over here.
I've only been procrastinating the writing.  Since my last entry I have baked another 18 pies(for him) and upwards  58 more for Kate's Piehole Records.  I had a wonderfully productive first Thanksgiving,  baking & delivering  over 40 pies. WHEW!!!
I also  quit  my day job, well, I quit full time employment. This has allowed me more time in the afternoons for delivering my pies.

Pumpkin Pecan Pie

Thanksgiving Day deliveries

It's been a busy 5 weeks since I last wrote.
 Thanksgiving ..or as I now like to  call it the
Thanks- for- the-Pie Holiday,  has  gave me a chance to showcase one of my original pies ..The Pumpkin Pecan.
Of  course I made a few of those Classic Pumpkin Pies, with the God awful crack running through out 'em.  I guess that's how they are expected to turn out ?!? It's funny...the biggest seller was Apple, go figure. Thought it would have been those lovey Pumpkin Pies. lol
 While the pies I've baked for Stuart, have been a little  less attended to
He still loves 'em.

#179 Pumpkin

#180 Pumpkin Pecan

#18-185 Mini Pepper Jack Quiches

#186 Classic Apple

#187 Pumpkin Pecan

#188 Ham Broc. Red Pepper Quiche

#189  Burnt Apple Walnut

#190 Peanut Butter Pie w/Oreo crust

#191 French  Silk

#192 French Silk,again.

#193 Mini Apple Walnut

#194 our Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

#195 Apple Pie sliced too soon

The  change in my work schedule  has also allowed me more time for our local Occupy Movement.
 Yes, the Pie Lady is a radical.
Our city never became "occupied" in the true sense but we have held  protest  rallies every Saturday. Usually in front of all the large banks in our town, the ones who took bail out money, I have yet to hear of anybody  who's been able to  get a loan.
I  have met a lot of  wonderful like minded individuals who  believe and support the OWS protesters like I do.
Don't believe the media,  folks we do have a message..
"We stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street & other Occupy movements worldwide, to end corporate domination, and to stop the destruction of democracy by those wilding economic power."
I am a very very  small business owner, I will never be wealth by any stretch of the imagination, yet  I believe every business should have a moral obligation to  do whatever  it  takes to give  back to  their communities and make the world a better place to live in.
I'm lucky, I  supply the ultimate in comfort food, it goes without saying I can nurture the soul and comfort one's well being.It will be easier for me to create  my place as a comfort zone , but I want to do more. I want my shop to allow for  artist expression, free speech,  a haven for those who think outside of the box.
Someday when I get my storefront I will make that my  mission .