Sweet Chai Pie and Banana Cream

Hey all y'all beautiful pie people!!

I'm in a particularly fine mood this evening, so you'll have to forgive the over enthusiasm. Let's get to the pies of the week!

First off we've got some Sweet Chai Pie. Yes, this is a repeat, but I'm starting to crave fall and this is as close to a fall pie as you can get. Without the pumpkin. What's in it? Chai tea. Custardish, but not too eggy. Soft, sweet, spicy. This was a big hit last year with the Brown University farmer's market, and with some of the kids coming back they've asked for it again. I aim to please. Most of the time.

Next up we've got an old favorite that I can't believe we haven't touched on yet! How on earth could I have passed over Banana Cream Pie? What's that about, ignoring a classic like that. For shame! Sweet layer of fresh bananas on the bottom, beautiful vanilla cream on top. I use an old version of this recipe, so think 40's, think rich, decadent and creamy. This one's a hit with the whole family.

So where are we this week? You guessed it, at the Downtown Farmer's Market, right across from Kennedy Plaza in Burnside Park from 10-2. After which time we'll be making deliveries. One of which will be to Tina's Jamaican Caribbean Restaurant on Atwells across from the Blue Grotto. If you miss us at the market you can pick up a pie there. For delivery give a shout, we'll be on the road Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and remember, delivery is no extra charge.

So. August is almost over. Which is a good thing because it tends to be slow all the way around. In September Cutie Pies will have a lot more markets, a bunch of festivals and several weddings. We've also got a lot of really freakin' good news coming up. I'm not allowed to talk about it just yet, but there's big things coming up for us. Just know we're going to keep bringing y'all the best in boutique baked goods with pie at the center of our crown. We'll also always treat y'all with the love and respect we always have and happy to fulfill any need that might come up. Yes, I know, I take the job seriously, but that's why I'm the Pie Lady.

Oh! One last thing. I made too much Ginger Snap Pumpkin Pie filling for a little photo shoot (whoops, did I say too much?) and I don't want it to go to waste. So anyone feel like trying something a little different? Give a holler!

All the best, guys, hope y'all are having as wonderful a week as I am.
~Iris

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Back to Market With Cherries

Heya all!

As most of y'all know we skipped market last week because of the foul weather
(which decided to clear up at the end, rats!), so we're heading back this week
with some new flavors and a repeat.

Let's hope the weather holds out.

So for all you cherry loving folks, the time has finally arrived. Yup, cherries
are here! And while I have many, many different flavors of cherry pie, we're
going to start out with a very simple, classic... well, Cherry Pie. Complete
with golden lattice crust and warm memories of hot August days and every
favorite picnic. Yes, the perfect, sweet, juicy cherry.

I have a fondness for cherries that I don't quite have for other fruits. Growing
up in the south we had plenty of oranges, limes, lemons, so much so that, as
kids, we'd use them as ammunition on each other. Grapefruits were great for
that. Big splat! But cherries were rare and only came in late summer, only when
you knew school was just around the corner and soon the hot afternoons and rain
showers would temper out into something a little more crisp. Cherries, for me,
were the last hoora of freedom. So here we present our perfect cherry pie.

For delivery of the Pie of the Week, give a call or email by Thursday evening.
This pie is 20 bucks flat on delivery and will arrive between 6-7 Friday
evening. Give a shout!

In other news, I've heard a lot of disappointment over the Blue Moon pie. Not
many folks got it and wanted to, so I'm going to run it again for the market
this week. If, for some odd reason, you can't get to the market, I will do a one
time exception and allow this secondary pie for delivery on Friday. Just let me
know.

Also this week you'll find that Banana Cream Pie I've been wanting to put out
there. For some reason I've been hankering for a good Banana Cream. Hope you
have, too. That one will be at the market only.

Hope to see you downtown at the Burnside Park/Kennedy Plaza Market. We're still
up in the air about Broad St, so will keep you up to date on that one. Seeing
how it's only Tuesday (sorry to remind you) have a great rest of the week and
remember to do something special for yourself.
~Iris