Did you miss Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier’s story on Sue Fletcher and A Slice of Life?

Have no fear; the story is here!

The video hasn’t been uploaded yet, but check back here to see KWWL’s story on A Slice of Life!

Unless something crazy happens, KWWL’s story about Slice of Life will air tonight at 10p! In case you happen to miss it, an encore should air tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 6:30.

As most of you know, we had the famed pie party this past Tuesday (check out the new banner photo!). Sunny Lane from KWWL was there to document the event, and the clip should air on Monday, March 10 at 10p, with an encore airing at Tuesday at 6:30a (for the early risers). So keep your eyes peeled and set those TiVos and DRVs!

In addition to the news spot, two local papers have done stories about the pie phenomenon.

Be sure to check out the Cedar Falls Times’ story here, as well as Linda Wither’s story in the Waverly Democrat here.

Sue is meeting with the Waterloo Courier this week, so stay tuned…we may have a bigger article coming!

Let’s keep the media fervor going! Spread the word to your friends and family about Slice of Life. Tell your friends and family to tell their friends and family, and on and on.

Interested in helping to promote the pie story book in other ways? We’ve posted some Slice of Life marketing ideas—just click through to learn how you can help!

Exciting news about the pie book and its creator, Sue Fletcher!

Sunny Lane from KWWL’s Someone You Should Know will be coming to the pie party to do a story on Sue, chronicle the making of the pie book, and spread the word about this fun and charitable endeavor.

Stay tuned for more details and enjoy the pie party!

Last weekend a friend and I tried out a new pizza and wine bar here in Denver, Colo., called The Oven. My friend had mentioned to our bartender that it was my birthday (OK, five days after the fact), so we got our pick of fresh desserts.

Not surprisingly, I went with the apple pie and vanilla gelato. As you can see by the portion, it was big enough to split. The gelato was wonderful—something I’m going to remember for future pie-eating reference.

And, speaking of Italian food and homemade ice cream—I recently had homemade Earl Grey ice cream at a friend’s dinner party and loved it. The recipe came from Giorgio Locatelli’s, Made in Italy: Food and Stories.

The combination of great recipes and storytelling in Made in Italy reminds me a lot of the pie book—and both make great gifts for any cooking aficionado.

It’s been awhile since we’ve done any pie postings, so I thought I’d share an update from Sue this week regarding the pie book!

The book
…Is at the printer! I know we’re all excited to see the final product—and try out the pies listed therein!

Rest assured that if you’ve contributed a pie recipe and story, you’ll have first crack and ordering a few. Sue will follow up with everyone regarding the pre-order.

The charities
Sue is gathering the charities’ qualifying information and will get everyone the list of charities once it’s finalized. And remember, for each $25 book purchase, $15 will go to the Cedar Valley charity of your choice!

The party
On March 4, we’ll celebrate the completion of the pie book with what else—pie! The specifics should be arriving in your inbox; feel free to invite friends and relatives or those who made cameos in your pie stories.

Have questions? Give Sue a call or shoot her an email and she’ll fix you right up. Hope to see everyone on March 4!

A friend of a friend recently made a homemade pumpkin pie from scratch—using real pumpkins instead of pre-canned pie filling. I don’t know that I’ll ever be brave (or patient) enough to do this, but the photos are encouraging. And, a bonus to making pumpkin pie from scratch is that it’s a lot healthier.

See the pie come together (and get the recipe) here.

Merry Christmas all! This is a picture of Megan and me after Megan gave me a pie-baking-apron for Christmas :) This year I’m making Chocolate Chip Pie for Christmas eve (because everyone will like it) and for Christmas day it’s Triple Chocolate Parfait (for my brother) and raisin (for my dad.) Hope Santa brings each of you your favorite pie.

The night before Thanksgiving, I walked into my house to find my mom, aunt and cousin sitting in the kitchen, dipping fingers in the pumpkin pie batter, adding more spices, and tasting again.

“What’s going on?” I asked.
“Something doesn’t taste right,” my aunt said. “Like something’s missing.”
“Well, did Mom add the sugar?” [Story forthcoming in the pie storybook!]

Everyone assured me that the sugar was properly measured and added, so I went over to the counter to give it a shot.

“Yep. Something’s not quite right.”

The pie actually turned out fine. (Add enough Cool Whip and anything tastes heavenly, right?) But later we got to thinking that maybe the spices had lost some their punch.

So my question to all you pie experts is: What’s the shelf life of spices? How do you keep them as fresh as possible? Tell me all about it in the comments!