Celebrate Pi Day With Our New MI Pie Crate!

Now you can celebrate Pi Day (3.14) in style with our new MI (My) Pie Crate. This birch wood crate with lid will hold most 9" pies. The style and flavor is up to you!

We offer two options for the MI Pie Crate. You can get the basic crate with a metal-stamped pie tin for a special price of $25 here.

We also offer a kind of "pie kit" where you get the MI Pie Crate along with nearly everything you need to make a delicious Michigan cherry pie!

Whatever you do, wherever you go, please be sure and celebrate Pi Day with a slice or two of pie. Preferably pie made with Michigan ingredients :).

Celebrate National Pie Day with a Grand Traverse Pie Company Pie

Today, January 23rd, is National Pie Day. As my grandfather was fond of saying, "I like to spell cake p-i-e." I couldn't agree more. Plus, you can't go wrong with one of the numerous tasty pies from the Grand Traverse Pie Company. They're handing out a free slice of pie with each purchase of a slice of pie today only in celebration of National Pie Day. If you order online you can get $5 off your order today using a coupon code provided at the Grand Traverse Pie Company website, www.gtpie.com.

When we lived in Lansing we were always enjoying one of there super delicious pies. Too bad they haven't expanded into southwest Michigan. They used to sell them at Meijer, but I'm not sure if they still do - it's been a while.

Thanks to the heads up on National Pie Day from CharlieCurve and Rumblstrip via Twitter.

Pumpkin Torte

This dessert was inspired by our 3 year old. One night he and I made a pumpkin pie for Papa. I let him eat some of the pie filling straight out of the can. He loved it so much that when he was given a piece of pie the next day he told his Papa that he liked it better the night before! What you need:

• 1 package of mini graham cracker pie crusts
• 1 small box of vanilla pudding, prepared
• 1 small can of pumpkin pie filling
• 1/2 container of cool whip

Directions:

• Put one large spoonful of pudding in the bottom of each pie crust. Spoon pie filling over it. Top with a dollop of cool whip.
• Enjoy!