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Strawberry-Rhubarb Gluten-Free Pie

My friend Michael really loves pie.  So when we went over for dinner last night, I was in charge of bringing a gluten-free dessert, and I knew pie was the way to go. We got some gorgeous local + organic rhubarb in our veggie box this week, so when we were at the market on […]

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Heather’s Chocolate Banana Pie

So remember the perfect pie dish that I got from Heather for Christmas, that we used for Heather’s Mushroom, Leek and Lentil Pie?  Well, we thought it was time to make a sweet pie in it! Heather loves the combination of chocolate and bananas, and said I could go to town creating a recipe.  So […]

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Heather’s Mushroom, Leek & Lentil Pie

She’s baaaaaaaaaaaaack, and she’s got a leek: My sister, Heather, and I teamed up with leek “Henry” (apparently named after her car) to create a new veggie pie.  Yes, this is my second veggie pie this week, but sometimes you just need pie. [Heather says: I like pie.] Heather loves mushrooms, and puts them in […]

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Roasted Root Vegetable & Leek Pie in a Whole Wheat Crust

This pie is based on my WWII Woolton Pie.  As back during WWII, the British were eating under food rationing, they often made pies with a lid and no bottom crust.  We’ve gotten used to it around here, and do most of our savoury pies with only a top crust.  If you want a double […]

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Mushroom Puff Pastry Pie

So every year for Christmas Day, we go to visit the boyfriend’s family for dinner — and they have vegetarians in their family, so I take along my own veggie main dish.  For the last few years I’ve taken along a veggie nut loaf, but this year felt like doing something a little different. After […]

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WWII Woolton Pie

The boyfriend and I have really enjoyed watching old episodes from a TV show called the Supersizers series this year.  The show is hosted by Giles Coren and Sue Perkins, who spend a week reenacting interesting time periods, like the Edwardian or Regency Eras. In one of their shows, they revisit Wartime Britain — where […]

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