It's a Pie Off

This Thursday, Greenpoint Open Studios is throwing a Pie Bake-Off  at Diamond Bar on Franklin Ave in Brooklyn.  The Bake Off is free to enter and $10 gets you pie tasting and raffle tickets.  There all lots of great prizes donated from local businesses and a silent auction of work donated from GOS artists.  All proceeds go to help fund the GOS.  Check out the link to the event here.

I'll be entering my Sweet Balsamic Custard Pie and by the look of the pie entries so far, its gonna be a tough competition but either way its a win with a seemingly endless supply of pie and beer.  It should be fun so stop by if you can.  Judging starts at 7pm and the event goes till 10pm.

Wish me luck!

Stir It 28 Haitian Relief Benefit

New York foodies have joined the Stir It 28 movement to raise funds to benefit Haiti's earthquake survivors. Stir It 28 brings together chefs, restaurateurs, home cooks, and food bloggers to “stir” up interest and activity for Haiti relief.

*100% of the proceeds from this month-long fundraising effort go directly to YELE Haiti & Share Our Strength.*


You can join other foodies this Sunday, February 21st from 4-7pm at the NYU Department of Nutrition, located at 35 w. 4th St., on the 10th floor, for food, drinks, door prizes and most importantly to help a good cause.  

Visit these sites for further information:  


http://www.foodgps.com/stir-it-28-stages-multi-city-haitian-relief-effort
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=322161249781&index=1

A Food Affair

The Greenpoint Food Market is finally back after a month off and ready to kick start 2010 with a "Valentine's Day Extravaganza".  There will be tons of vendors (see list below), live music and even a kissing both so don't miss all the food and fun.  Come out to 129 Russell St on Saturday, February 13th, from noon to 5pm.  Hope to see you there.

K&M Pie Contest 2010 addition

Come out to K&M on Saturday, January 23rd, at 6pm, for tons of awesome pies and to help support a great community program.  $5 will get you all the pie you want and the proceeds will go to 

bk farmyards

Check out this video to get an idea of what bk farmyards is all about.

http://www.bkfarmyards.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you at K&M!

97 pies & a Merry Christmas

I had a week-long bake-fest last week in preparation for the DeskSet's yearly Biblioball for 2009.

I did not have enough counter space in my kitchen so the pies ended up spreading out into the living room.

A new pie is now available! 

CranRaspberry Pie with a Brown Sugar Oats Crumble

Greenpoint Food Market November

The Greenpoint Food Market is back this Saturday, same location, same time, more vendors and a hot chocolate contest and tasting.  It's the perfect time to pick up treats and gifts for Thanksgiving.  I'll be making mini pies of course, my sausage, apple and sage pie, pear jalapeno pie and apple pie with a cheddar crust. If you want to buy a couple for Thanksgiving, just freeze them till Wednesday, the 25th, let thaw overnight and reheat them before serving for 10-20 min. at 300*, just until warm.  Enjoy!

SweetiePiesBrooklyn bakes bread

Baked two loaves of bread this morning for WORD Bookstore's The Duchess of Whimsy book reading tomorrow afternoon.  They will be serving grilled cheese sandwiches and milk during the reading so stop by with your kids at 2pm.

Book Bread

I was p

racticing my bread baking skills last night for the upcoming IBNYC’s 1st Indie Bookstore Week NYC, November 15-21, 2009.

I am providing bread loaves specifically for the Duchess of Whimsy children's book reading at WORD Bookstore in Brooklyn on November 15th, 2009 at 2pm.

WORD is partnering with Greenpoint Food Market vendors

(myself and You Can't Eat Bread!?) and upstate dairy farms Pampered Cow and Hudson Valley Fresh to provide grilled cheese sandwiches and milk for the children and parents during the reading.

My first practice round!

This homemade white bread had a beautiful, crispy, golden crust and while it stayed moist on the inside and tasted delicious, it was a bit too dense for grilled cheese sandwiches. I am going to do another practice round next week, in an attempt to create a lighter and fluffier version for next Sunday.

Not bad for the first try though and the bread, sliced, toasted and topped with a dab of butter and raspberry preserves made for a perfect breakfast this morning.

K&M Pie Pins

january '09 k&m pie contest

i won 2nd place for my sausage, apple and sage pie

Enid's Apple Pie Contest

There was a huge showing for Enid's Apple Pie Contest, 53 contestants to be exact. The bar was packed and the apple pies were endless.

The winner of the contest was an Apple Rosemary Pie which sounds amazing but I had to ask the winner to find this out. Sadly they only announced the winners by baker's name and not type of pie so I have no clue what types of pie won 2nd and 3rd place.

Greenpoint Food Market October

SweetiePiesBrooklyn and La Tia Faby at the Greenpoint Food Market on October 17th, 2009 at 129 Russell Street between Nassau and Driggs Ave in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Though the sun never showed up on Saturday, plenty of people stopped by for homemade treats including my homemade mini pies.

sausage, apple and sage pie w/ an all butter crust

pear jalapeno pie w/ a pepper jack cheese crust

apple pie w/ a cheddar cheese crust

Also check out the Greenpoint Food Market Blog