Pie Makes Everything Better!
For those of you have been “around the block” a few times, you will remember Home Ec class. Yes, this was a required class. For me middle school, circa 1976, Einstein Jr. High, ah, yesteryear, sigh. My adorable teacher had the “Dorothy Hamill” hair which was all the rage. (Olympic […]
I loved chicken pot pie for dinner as a kid, straight from freezer to oven. The hot piping pie would find it quickly popped out upside down from the tin on to my plate. There was no waiting for my fork to tear it open, let the steam rise and […]
Polynesian Deep Dish pizza has a super zingy flavor sensation of my newly created Polynesian Sunrise Sauce. It is seriously now my very favorite deep dish pizza pie; a new true song of the islands! I have never really been a huge fan of pineapple on pizza in the past, […]
There are quite a few apple festivals and farmers markets within 10 minutes of where I live, it’s apple-lover’s dreamland in the fall. I love to preserve some of that fresh-picked freshness in apple pie filling. I almost always have a jar on hand ready for an apple pie at […]
Grandma’s Classic Strawberry Rhubarb, she knew what she was doing. Seasonal baking is one of my favorite things to do. And, I am on my third harvest of rhubarb already. As far as strawberries, here in Oregon not only do we get Driscoll’s, but Hood River Strawberries. Fruity Bonanza! When […]
Caramel Apples are “nature’s” candy and nature never tasted so good (this is not arguable point)! We are taking nature by storm with caramel apple hand pies. Perfectly baked apple pie filling with melty caramel bits. I do love caramel apples, but hand pies are much easier to eat. The Kraft […]
Shoo fly, don’t bother me for I belong to somebody! Shoofly Pie, a pie named after a fly. For real. I loved that song when I was a young elementary little gal. Obviously there are no flies in the pie, but any flying around will get a hold of the […]
Sweet Hot Mustard, yum! There are a few savory pies when sweet hot mustard is a must have. But no need to use it for pie, it’s sensational as a dipping sauce and for sandwich spreads. I fell in love with a mustard made at a one-of-a-kind place called Otis […]
Americana with a Twist! Salted Caramel Apple Pie; why wait until July 4th for a slice of Americana? And why not take a true-blue classic and bring it to a nearly addiction level? Besides, having that luscious salted caramel baked with fresh tart apples is a lot easier than trying to […]
Maple Bacon Chocolate Smackdown, gooey cookie dough filling with sizzling bacon, walnuts, chocolate and Mapleine extract. This gorgeous tasting pie wasย created way back in 2011 with the help of my daughter. We love chocolate chip cookie dough and crispy bacon dipped in maple syrup. I usually don’t remember exact years […]
Peanut Butter Maxx is my answer to all of your peanut butter and chocolate combination needs. Creamy peanut butter and cream cheese whipped together with fluffy whipped cream & topped with homemade peanut butter cup topping. Hands down, this is the very best peanut butter topping you will ever have. I […]
Browned Butter Pear Pie; yes, it’s as good as it sounds. Pears, the kissin’ cousins of apples, but sometimes under appreciated. If you’re a pear lover, fantastic. If not, I dare you to try browned butter pears; you make become a believer. However, if you really don’t like pears (gasp) […]
Soul food from the South It is a rare sunny (& cold, brrrr) winter day here in the great northwest. I felt I needed a bright slice of pie with a bite of Tangerine Chess pie. A citrus delight with the zing of tangerine topped with a swirl of tangerine […]
Savory Empanadas or Mexicali Hand Pies, whatever you call them, these little half moon empanadas are addicting. Once the filling is ready, you can easily whip out about 2 dozen of these savory nuggets in about an hour or so. The filling is a mixture of shredded pork, chorizo, garlic, […]
We always have eggnog around the holidays and when I see it popping up at grocery stores in November, I get super excited, because that means Christmas is coming, and Eggnog Pie will be happening in my kitchen soon! The filling is made with straight up eggnog and “cook & […]
Do you love spaghetti? Do you love lasagna? Then you will seriously love Spaghetti Pie Supreme! I grew up in an era where just about every dinner had ground beef in it; this included spaghetti. And, I for one do not believe ground beef belongs in spaghetti sauce. Now, if I […]
Hi, I am Linda, The Portlandia Pie Lady! I live in the Great Northwest of beautiful forests, coastlines, and I LOVE PIE! I love creating and sharing pies, because that’s what any good Pie Lady does. If we’re lucky enough to cross paths, I would surely serve up a slice of heaven for you. Pie does make everything better!
