ipie at Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, 5/26!

So great to see everyone at the reopening of the Palo Alto Farmers' Market!

We will be at the market again this Saturday, May 26, from 8-noon and we will have blueberry and mixed berry (strawberry/blueberry) ipies.

Need dessert for your Memorial Day celebration?  Reserve your ipies for pick up at the market this Saturday and have dessert taken care of for your Memorial Day BBQ!

The photo shows the very lovely ipie hat and t-shirt.  We have had requests to purchase the t-shirt and hat that we wear at the market and now you can order an ipie t-shirt, hat or an apron of your very own! 

Hope to see everyone Saturday!  Don't forget, you can email us to reserve your ipies for pick up at the market.

Palo Alto Farmers' Market Reopens this Saturday, 5/12!

So excited that the Palo Alto Farmers' Market is reopening for the season this Saturday, May 12!

So come to the market this Saturday for blueberry and mixed berry (strawberry/blueberry) ipies!

And make mom proud -- Mother's Day is Sunday so pick up a few ipies and tell mom you have dessert all taken care of!

What's with the fancy photo??  Well, it's been a long time since I've been a student at Purdue University but they heard about ipie and I'm honored to be featured in the May/June issue of the Purdue Alumni Magazine.

Hope to see everyone Saturday!  Don't forget, you can email us to reserve your ipies for pick up at the market.

ipie for strength! Food Blogger Bake Sale April 28!

click here to go to bake sale website!

It's that time of year again!  Time for the Food Blogger Bake Sale where 100% of the proceeds are donated to help end childhood hunger in America. 

The amazing folks at Share Our Strength use these proceeds for its No Kid Hungry movement by helping fund after school and summer food programs. 

This year we will be at Omnivore Books in San Francisco on Saturday, April 28 from 11-4.

Not only can you scoop up sweet treats, but Alice Medrich will be at Omnivore Books speaking about her new book, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts. 

And I'll have classic apple ipies ready for your enjoyment!  Pie for Strength! 

See you there!

ipies waiting for you!

spring (and ipie) is in the air!

The calendar may say it's February but the trees here in San Francisco are starting to leaf out and the daffodils are starting to pop up everywhere.

That must mean we are in the home stretch -- almost springtime!

As a baker who prefers to use locally grown, organic fruit, February-April is an in between time -- berries aren't ready yet and California apples and pears are pretty much done for the season.

As I typically do during the winter months, I keep busy testing new pie fillings as well as other pie related offerings that might make an appearance in my online shop as well as at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market when it reopens in May.

Until then, there is still lots of pie to eat -- I did find a good source of beautiful organic apples from Washington State so available for order now are classic apple ipies.

So as always, eat more pie!

2012 ipie-lution!

Did you overindulge during the holidays? The resolution to give up sweets doesn't last long for most people so how about resolve to eat smaller sweets? Like, maybe, an ipie!

Now that's a resolution that is easy to keep. And it might help that part of the proceeds each year from ipie sales are donated to the Alzheimer's Association.

While winter time means fewer fruits to choose from for pie baking -- having beautiful pears available this time of year makes it a bit easier to wait for the bounty of summer.

Just ripened Bartlett pears drizzled with a bit of local orange blossom honey topped by a flaky honey brushed crust. No wonder the pear honey ipie quickly became my best selling ipie at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market!

Hosting a party, meeting or other special event? Even though the market is now closed until May, you can still get your ipies! In addition to the pear honey, I also have classic apple ipie available as well as pinwheel cookies.

Local ipie fans can order their ipies by sending me an email me to discuss while fans out of the area can order via paypal. All ordering information is to the right.

And don't forget, eat more pie!

See you next season!

Looks like I won't be at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market again before it closes on 12/17 so see everyone next spring!

I'll still be baking during the off season and am ready to bake ipies for any of your special events or just to satisfy an ipie craving emergency!

Feel free to email me to discuss any special orders.

I will also be organizing a few ipie pop up shops for San Francisco and will post details on my facebook page.

And I'll be testing new fillings during the months leading up to the market so feel free to email me any suggestions.

If you live out of the SF Bay Area, you can still order your ipies. Order and shipping information is to the right of this post.

Thanks everyone!

Feel free to leave a comment or click here to email me!

ipie at Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday!

It's almost Thanksgiving so that means cranberry time which means....

apple cranberry ipies!

So come by our market stand at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, November 12 from 8-noon for classic apple and apple cranberry ipies!

Remember you can email us to reserve your ipies for pick up at the market.

This will be our only November market date so hope to see everyone there!

Give Thanks the ipie way!: time to pre-order for Thanksgiving!

It's time for our Thanksgiving pop-up shop!

Pre-order your ipies for your Thanksgiving feast and pick up between 11-noon on

Wednesday, November 23
at our pop-up shop in Menlo Park.

Available for pre-order is our classic apple ipie and apple cranberry ipie.

ipies are $5 each. Cash and credit cards accepted!

email us to reserve your ipies and for the address of our pop-up shop.

Please place your order by Monday, November 14.

Gobble Gobble Gobble...........

ipie at Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, October 29!

This photo is of the lovely and talented Devana from Waverly Kitchens.

Her market stand is across from the ipie stand at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market and features traditional Indian spices with a modern twist.

What's the modern twist? They take the guesswork out of how to cook with these fragrant spices. Each spice packet has two spice blends, step-by-step instructions and best of all -- a shopping list!

Buy your spice packet and use the shopping list to buy everything you need right from the farmers' market!

When you are done, buy an ipie for dessert! Sweet and savory -- what more do you want?

So come by our ipie stand at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, October 29, from 8-noon for classic apple ipies as well as apple caramel ipies.

Remember you can email us to reserve your ipies for pick up at the market.

Hope to see you Saturday!

Feel free to leave a comment or click here to email me!

ipie at Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, October 15!

After reading all the latest news about the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, the business that didn't learn anything from the New Coke fiasco, and the seemingly endless details about the cast of characters running for President, I wanted to go out and commit random acts of pie.

So I did. I just moved to a new neighborhood so I spread the pie around to a few new neighbors and shopkeepers.

It felt good to do something so very basic -- talk to a fellow human and connect over something sweet.

Perhaps it can become a new movement.....

Hope to see everyone at the Palo Alto Farmers' Market this Saturday, October 15 from 8-noon for your own little bit of sweetness. We will have classic apple and apple caramel ipies again this week.

Remember you can always email us to reserve your ipies for pick up at the market!

Feel free to leave a comment or click here to email me!