{"id":30614,"date":"2013-01-17T00:09:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T08:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=30614"},"modified":"2013-01-17T00:09:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T08:09:14","slug":"oh-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/30614","title":{"rendered":"Oh, pie!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tMark your calendars, farmgirls \u2026<\/p>\n

National Pie Day is on the way!<\/p>\n

If you LOVE pie,<\/p>\n

(and who doesn’t LOVE pie?),<\/p>\n

Then set aside January 23 for some serious pie time.<\/p>\n

Pie time?<\/p>\n

What sort of pie time?<\/p>\n

What can a pie partisan do to prove her piety<\/em>?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Well, she can start by asking a true patroness of pies, a woman who has elevated crisp crusts and gooey goodness to an art form:<\/p>\n

Christine Hoffman.<\/p>\n

Known as the premiere “style maker and pie baker” of Minneapolis, Christine is the positively unpretentious hostess of Pies and Aprons<\/a>, her online journal dedicated to all things home \u2026<\/p>\n

and all things pie<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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“I believe that a piece of pie and a cup of coffee will cure most ills,” says Christine, who had declared every Friday on her website “Pie Day” (88 entries and counting).<\/p>\n

Who knows? This old-fashioned kitchenista may just save the planet\u2014one slice at a time.<\/p>\n

So, back to our question:<\/p>\n

How does Christine suggest we pay homage on National Pie Day?<\/p>\n

“What a perfect excuse to snub our nose at ol’ man winter,” she cheers. “Gather somewhere cozy, and bake, share, eat, or just dream about pie!”<\/p>\n

A few of her favorite ideas for celebrating include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bake a pie.<\/li>\n
  2. Sing along with the “Pie Song” from Family Guy<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Make a pie chart<\/a> mapping your favorite pies.<\/li>\n
  4. Watch\u00a0<\/em>Sweet Land<\/em><\/a>\u2014it has a pie sharing scene that will make you smile.<\/li>\n
  5. Hand out slices of pie.<\/li>\n
  6. Host a pie swap.<\/li>\n
  7. And, if nothing else, patronize a local pie shop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, if you’re in Minneapolis on January 23, join Christine for a special Pie Day dinner\u00a0at the Grand Caf\u00e9 (tickets and info here<\/a>). The Caf\u00e9 will offer a prix fixe menu featuring pies created and baked especially for the event by Christine herself. Imagine \u2026<\/p>\n

    Chocolate Chess, Honey Bourbon Apple with Rosemary Whip, Salty Honey\u2014oh, my!<\/p>\n

    Oh, PIE!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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