Pizza Chiena — also called Pizza Gain or Easter Pie — is a traditional Italian meat pie packed with ham, sweet and spicy sausage, hard-boiled eggs, mozzarella, and sharp provolone in a golden crust made rich with rendered meat drippings. This make-ahead version breaks the process into two days for stress-free holiday baking.
This Chocolate Covered Raspberry Pie layers fresh raspberries, airy chocolate mousse, raspberry coulis, and stabilized whipped cream in a chocolate-brushed crust for extra protection. Made for Community Plate’s Pi(e) Day fundraiser — alongside a maple-honey pecan pie — and nearly impossible not to slice before donating.
This Classic Apple Pie is everything you want in a fall dessert: tender Honeycrisp apples, warm spices, and a deeply golden all-butter crust. Served warm with vanilla ice cream, it brings nostalgic, comforting flavor to the table – even if your pie dough isn’t perfect.
Ina Garten’s Ultimate Pumpkin Pie is a silky, rum-kissed take on the classic Thanksgiving dessert. With a par-baked flaky crust, a warmly spiced pumpkin filling, and a mascarpone-stabilized rum whipped cream, this pie delivers timeless comfort with a little elegance. Perfect for make-ahead holiday baking.
Celebrated Pi(e) Day with Stella Parks’ Dark Chocolate Cream Pie featuring an all-butter crust, espresso-infused chocolate pudding, and towering meringue. While visually impressive, the slices didn’t hold well and the combination was overly sweet. Next time, I’ll opt for lightly sweetened whipped cream instead.
Erin McDowell’s Sweet Corn Pie with Blueberry Whipped Cream is a delightful late-summer dessert. The flaky all-butter crust holds a luscious corn pudding spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon. Topped with blueberry-infused whipped cream, this pie combines unique flavors for a heavenly dessert
Explore Maine’s official dessert with this homemade Blueberry Lemon Pie recipe from Erin McDowell’s “The Book on Pie.” The flaky crust and rich filling made with fresh blueberries, lemon, and vanilla are what dreams are made of
To commemorate two years since completing the project and making Boston Cream Pie with Ina, I made this twist on the classic dessert: Boston Cream Pie Pie – an actual pie version of the famous cake!