Pie Town to Cafe on the Common

What could be more wonderful than a restaurant called pie town. I went to Pie Town over the weekend and celebrated everything that is about pie. They have pizza pies, savory pies, and sweet pies. We did a combination of all of them. Since I started this blog post, the restaurant renamed itself to CafeContinue reading “Pie Town to Cafe on the Common”

Standard Baking and Local Haunts

For a quick getaway, we spent a few days in Portland, Maine. One of the highlights was Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. Every view was breathtaking but this is my favorite one from the hike. Of course, I needed to go to Standard Baking Company, one of my favorite bakeries. While we brought homeContinue reading “Standard Baking and Local Haunts”

Ceres Bakery

We stopped by an amazing bakery today in Portsmouth, NH. Ceres Bakery came up in my google search for an amazing local bakery. It was just a few steps from the square in downtown Portsmouth on Penhallow Street. They’ve been around for 40 years so they must be good! We ordered cookies, croissants, salads, andContinue reading “Ceres Bakery”

Local Foods

I’m a big advocate for shopping at local food stores. This year on Good Friday I decided to try some of the local food shops in Worcester instead of spending the day baking. Our first stop was Helen’s bakery. It is a wonderful Italian bakery that makes you feel like you went to your grandmothersContinue reading “Local Foods”

Swanski’s PI Pie

I blog a lot about my favorite local bakery! This morning they posted photos of their PI day mixed berry pie. Of course, I’m a sucker for pie and need very little reason to not indulge. This weekend I’m planning to make a pumpkin pie for PI day as well as some tiny empandas (handContinue reading “Swanski’s PI Pie”

Butternut Squash Savory Pie

The New York Times posted this fall harvest butternut squash pie in the recipe section recently. I thought that it sounded intriguing and boy, is it amazing! It does take some effort to pull together so I did it in stages over the course of a day. But I followed the recipe thoroughly and wasContinue reading “Butternut Squash Savory Pie”