Flash Back to 2009

My mother just forwarded me this article from The Insider Travel blog, written back in 2009, that I had never seen before.  Not sure the blog is still posting anymore but it was a nice write up so I thought I would share.

http://theinsider.travel.aol.com/2009/11/27/black-friday-pies-brooklyn-style/

Coconut Curry Pumpkin Pie

New pie recipes for next week's Thanksgiving dinner at the Craig's House.  Real pumpkin filling and coconut flakes baked in an all butter crust. Served with homemade whipped cream.

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!

Success!

It has taken me over a year to perfect this pie but I finally succeeded last night. The newest pie on the SweetiePiesBrooklyn menu is Sweet Balsamic Custard Pie with a Graham Cracker Crust. It's topped with fresh strawberries.

SweetiePies Hits the Airwaves

Sorry for the delay in posting.  The beginning of spring brings a booked calender and little time for baking. While I have no new pies to post about yet, I did my very first podcast this weekend.  

A long time friend of mine, Adrian Hopkins, who I've know since elementary school back in Richmond, has just started his own podcast called Gamechangers Radio.  This was only his second episode and I feel honored to have been asked to participate.  His goal for the podcast is to showcase his friends as they take on their mid-20s and start to seriously think about their life goals and career paths, whether in "film, food, and finance".  For this episode, he asked his friend Philip Carrington Blackett, from Mister Potential and Win/Win Redevelopment Corp. and myself to discuss the ups and downs of starting up our own business.  I also baked a pie for the boys to eat on air.  Adrian pre-chose the Apple Pie with a Cheddar Crust and I must say they seemed to enjoy it, putting back over half a pie between the two of them.  I was very impressed.  The podcast should be up and running by next week and I will post again once its available for listening.

From left to right: Philip Blackett, Adrian Hopkins

A New Year, A New Pie

Prosciutto VA Country Ham, Fig and Gorgonzola Pie

I decided to replace the prosciutto with salt cured Virginia country ham since I was not happy with the flavor of the prosciutto, once it was cooked.  The result was delicious.  The very salty ham balanced nicely with the sweet figs and tangy gorgonzola. 

The only issue I seem to have now is figuring out an easier way of getting hold of this ham, which I had to order from Padow's, in Richmond, Virginia.  I was unable to find it anywhere in Manhattan or Brooklyn.  Sadly, I was informed, by several local butchers, that this ham is generally too salty for my Northern neighbor's taste-buds.  It's all in the way it's used.  Because this ham is so salty, it needs to be offset by something mild or sweet.  In Richmond, we use this ham most often to make ham biscuits, small sandwiches made of country ham placed on a buttered roll or biscuit.  Simple but delicious.

I hope to start selling this pie in the next month or two at the Greenpoint Food Market.

Sorry for the washed out pictures but I had 3 hungry roommates waiting for me to finish photographing the pie so they could dig in.

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

Sweetie Pies Richmond?

SweetiePiesBrooklyn is heading south.  Im going to be in Richmond, Va. from December 17th through the 29th for an extended holiday.  If you are interested in a SweetiePiesBrooklyn pie over the holidays, please email me at victoria@sweetiepiesbrooklyn.com.

Check out the PIE CHART: Pies of Perfection on the right hand column for available pie options.

See you in Richmond!

Made to Order

I have finally started taking pie orders online.  I received my first made-to-order pie last week for Thanksgiving.   My Pear Japaleno Pie w/ Pepper Jack Cheese Crust was requested and is shown below.  I also decided to make this pie for my family's Thanksgiving and it was the perfect ending to a delicious dinner (thanks again Michele).

If you would like to order a pie, please email me at victoria@sweetiepiesbrooklyn.com.  I can do both 8" pies and 5" pies.  5" pie orders come in batches of 6 and would create perfect holiday gifts.  As of now, I am only making my Sausage, Apple and Sage pie, my Pear Jalapeno Pie and my Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust.  I will announce when new pies are available for order.

Work in Progress

Balsamic Custard Pie with Strawberries

I have been working on a new pie for the market but I'm not sure it will be ready for the November 21st Greenpoint Food Market.  I am not happy with the custards consistency yet but the flavors are really unique and surprisingly delicious.  Balsamic vinegar naturally sweetens when heated and if reduced to a thick syrup, is delicious when drizzled over fresh strawberries.  Thats the idea behind this pie.

I'll keep you updated and let you know when it has reached perfection.