THROWBACK THURSDAY: PIE, MEH.

ph: h. armstrong roberts/corbis c. 1950

For those days when even pie isn't enough. 

DARK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL TART

ph via the baking bird

Delicious Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Tart recipe from The Baking Bird. Dark chocolate, smooth peanut butter, and crunchy salted pretzels... sign me up.

SOUR-CHERRY ALMOND PIE

ph via love, cake

Found this recipe on Samantha Seneviratne's website Love, Cake. Amazing. Check out her cookbook, The New Sugar and Spice: A Recipe for Bolder Baking. 

OH MY GOD PIE

ph: npr.org

A North Carolina pie that elicits an 'Oh My God' response... Atlantic Beach Pie from Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, a cross between a key lime and a lemon meringue pie. A recipe shared by Katie Workman for All Things Considered's Found Recipe series. You can find the article and recipe here. 

THROWBACK: ESKIMO PIES

50 CLASSIC ALL-AMERICAN PIE RECIPES

ph: country living

I came across Country Living's list of 50 classic All-American pie recipes. They scoured the country looking for the best in regional pies from Shaker Lemon to Chess to Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie. My favorite out of the bunch was the Lemon-Buttermilk Tart.

THROWBACK: CHICAGO

ph: lee balterman, chicago c. 1955 via ASX 

I've spent quite a bit of time trying to identify the above photo. Here's what I know -- the photo was taken by photographer Lee Balterman in Chicago circa 1955 and the theater across the street is the Oriental Theater on Randolph Street. I think I've managed to narrow down the possibilities to either Thompson's Cafeteria, Holloway House Cafeteria, or maybe even DeMet's Candies. Regardless, it's a great photo. I love the multi-tiered wire pie racks in the background. I'm always so careful when handling pies but check out how carelessly she's stacked the pies on top of one another. I guess when you're baking them by the dozens you spend less time worrying about slight imperfections. 

PIEGRAM - PIE FOR THE PEOPLE

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What better way to remember the people you love then by sending them a PieGram. PieGrams are special packages of homemade mini pies made from scratch with locally and regionally sourced ingredients in Milwaukee, Wisconson at Honeypie Cafe. You choose the flavors, and they'll ship them off with a personal note from you. It's sure to make someone's day. Piegram packages come in packages of one, two, or four 6-inch pies. Flavors include Cherry Berry Crumb, Chocolate Turtle, Whiskey Walnut Pecan, Blueberry Almond Streusel, Bourbon Fudge, Caramel Apple Crumbel, Door County Cherry Lattice, Triple Chocolate Brownie, Wisconsin Salted Maple, Gingered Pear, and a Flavor of the Month. Don't wait, go and order you PieGram!

OH MY.

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart by Yossy Arefi of Apt. 2B Baking Co. Recipe found here. 

ALMOST MAKES YOU FORGET ABOUT PIE... ALMOST

Donna Hay's Strawberry Creaming Soda Doughnuts. Recipe found here.