All posts tagged oregon

A Pie a Day is Good for the Soul

More proof that Oregon is an awesome place for pie in general: Karen Amarotico lives down in Ashland, Oregon and she is giving away a pie every day for a year to a different person every day. She is on Day 145 today! It may be someone she knows, or just someone she runs into [...]

New Pie Cart: Crust and Common Pie Shop

According to their Facebook page, new pie cart, Crust and Common Pie Shop will be opening this weekend, June 11-12. Crust and Common is located in the Sellwood area at 7875 SE 13th Ave. According to their website: “There will be a somewhat pared down menu available for the Grand Opening and we will be [...]

Pie Review: Queen of Hearts Baking Company – Gluten Free Berry Pie

This is a guest review from Paul W., who writes about Gluten Free and Dairy Free living over at glutenfreecookiesdairyfreemilk.blogspot.com. Paul is my brother, and unlike me, he actually has culinary training and experience. He and his wife recently took the plunge into Gluten Free living and they are experimenting with recipes as well as exploring [...]

Five Gifts for Pie Lovers

Can’t find that perfect gift for the pie lover in your household? Good news – MakeMeSomePie.com has done the legwork for you! Here our our top 5 gifts for Christmas 2010… 1. Pie of the Month club: As Cousin Eddie said in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, “Clark, that there’s the gift that keeps on giving [...]

Pie Review: Wild Plum Bakery – Bumble Fruit

Wild Plum Pies has been a Eugene institution since 1975 and its retro signs boast that it’s “Oregon’s Finest”. Naturally I could not resist. Wild Plum has a tiny pie shop with a friendly staff and an outstanding selection of pies. They seem to produce a high volume of pies & it sounds like they [...]

Pie Review: Shari’s – Sour Cream Lemon

Guest Review by Kurt “the pie-tamer” The Sour Cream Lemon Pie [from Shari's] is a conundrum. It is both incredibly rich and surprisingly flavorless. With its combination of light yellow and bright white it is also not much to look at …and yet, I cannot bring myself to say that I would not order it [...]