busy times = not enough pies

Hello friends,

It's been busy in my lil corner of the world! I love it! Working on some really cool projects like the Brightwater Art Windows. Check it out, such a brilliant idea, and the people/creative forces behind it are pretty rad too. I feel honored to be doing the PR for it and helping plan the launch event. I'll post more about that later.

In the meantime, the very first Snack Attack Saturday quickly approaches! I'm super excited about it and have a lot to do to prepare. A trip to the fabric store, gotta find a smallish table with folding legs, some cake covers would be cool, and of course shopping for ingredients... just a bunch of stuff that requires driving all over the place.

The menu is still being contemplated. I'll definitely make some Flom Pies (peanut butter/choc chip cookie cups). But I need to decide on a savory option.


And it's Halloween! The best holiday ever. Check out part of our group halloween costume! I'm going to be one of the bowling pin dancer girls, of course.

till soon lovelies
xo*a

Big News!!

I am very excited to announce that Snack Attack Saturdays are happening for real! Every Saturday starting in November you will be able to purchase mini pies from me at Vega Dance+Lab! There will be a table full of bite size happiness from approximately 11am - 2pm. For now, there will be two flavors, one sweet and one savory and a limited number of pies. The flavors will change every week, so check here or the facebook page often for menu updates. Pies will range from $1-3 depending on size and ingredients.

In other news, I made a new pie this evening! Peanut Butter Cup in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust. Holy Moly, it's so good! I'm naming it after my friend Megan Flom. Henceforth it shall be called the Peanut Butter Flom Pie, or just Flom Pie for short. You can taste this and other goodness at the very first Snack Attack Saturday (aka SAS) @ Vega on 11.06.10.

I hope to see your beautiful faces there!
xo*a

stuff and things

For my dinner tonight, in the spirit of the prosciutto cups, I decided to make turkey/pepper jack cups. I am happy to report that they were successful AND delicious. This basically solidifies my theory that meat+cheese+egg+cream+baked=YUM.

Also, there are a few opportunities on the horizon for AnniePies! They're not set in stone yet, so I can't reveal anything, but these things will make pies more accessible to you. And that is a good thing. That is all I can say at this point.

pies love happiness,
annie

New Look!

Okay, the pink was really getting to me. I needed to change things up to better represent the design direction towards which I'm pretty certain that I'm heading. Whaddya think?

xo*a

Branding + Design

Hello dear ones,

The other day as I was delivering some pies I had an inspiration for some real branding. Not that I don't like this this super cute, pink, flowery blogspot thing that I have going on. Those of you that know me, know that I like simple things. Simple, clean, comfortable, well designed, not too foofy. Know what I'm sayin? For example, I can be found, most of the time, in my favorite pair of jeans, a soft t-shirt, a hoody and some flops, if it's summer. In winter, killer boots, of course. Comfort and simplicity come first, always, then add just a bit of well placed flair. This is not to say that I don't occasionally love me some glitter or sequins, but there's a time and place.

So, back to my branding idea. I bought a giant package of your standard recycled cardboard to-go boxes at cash and carry, filled a couple up with pies, and printed out a little description of them on crisp white paper. I used the font American Typewriter Light, which normally I'm not a huge fan of. {I heart helvetica neue ultralight so much.} But in this instance it looked so perfect on the white paper against the brown boxes. Maybe I like the font because it reminds me of this...

Ha ha haa! No really, I love that movie. 

But, I digress. For the past week I've been seeing these types of things in my head...

brown paper boxes, parchment paper, white linen, butcher block with flour sprinkled over it, wooden tart tools, twine and white cloth ribbon. Are you seeing it?! I realize that's more of a memory or snapshot of objects and textures, but that's where my branding inspiration is heading. Now if only I knew a designer... ;) 

Here's what the font looks like...

And here is a baking cup that I'm going to experiment with today. I'm hoping it will solve some of my crust woes. Notice the lovely brown color... 

Till soon, lovelies.

xo*a

First Order Fulfilled!

Hello friends! 

I just delivered my first real order a few hours ago! 24 mini pies, 2 flavors.
Flavor #1: apple and walnut tart (gluten and dairy free).
Flavor #2: prosciutto quiche cup with rosemary, pear, and caramelized onions, also gluten and dairy free.
I have to say, they both came out really well. The apple crust was pretty crumbly. The recipe needs a little tweaking, although I was using GF flour and coconut oil instead of butter, so that could have been the culprit. But the prosciutto quiche cup? OMG. so good. Really stoked about how these turned out!

Pics of the prosciutto cups (before and after) are below.

til soon...
xo*a

Photos!

Okay there are only two (one is above), but a gorgeous two they are! These were shot by Brian Lee at Melinda and MacGregor Campbell's wedding rehearsal dinner. I also have to give a shout out to friends Dharma and Meagan for helping to make the platters look so beautiful! These were gone in less than 10 minutes!

In other news, I'm working on a prosciutto cup recipe! It will be a tart of sorts with a sweet onion, pear and egg mixture filling. My good friend Becca ordered some mini pies for a friend and some of the challenges were that they have to be dairy and gluten free, so this is one of my solutions. Here's hoping it turns out!

xo*a