Celebrate National Pie Day in Seattle

Image via Flickr user suzettesuzetteIt's National Pie Day, so here is your pie news update! See the list of local specials and celebrations today, tons of pie recipes from local food folks and a calendar of upcoming pie-related events. There's so much pie in this post, there's even a link to a recipe for an apple pie liqueur!

National Pie Day specials and celebrations around Seattle

• $1 coconut pie bites at Dahlia Bakery.
• Caffe Vita is offering a slice of pie and cup of coffee for $6.
• Pie in Fremont is offering a free mini mini pie with any purchase.
• Shoofly Pie is open from 10am-8pm to celebrate.
• High 5 Pie is having a new flavor contest!
• A la Mode Pies is offering a free scoop of Bluebird ice cream to any slice of pie. 
• Tune in at 2pm to hear pie maven Kate McDermott on KVI 570 AM.

Pie crust recipes from around Seattle

• Pie guru Kate McDermott’s pie crust method.
• Laurie Pfalzer of Pastry Craft’s Pie Crust Survival Guide.
• Pie poet Kate Lebo’s Perfect Pie Crust.
• Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking’s Gluten-Free Pie Crust.
• Gluten-Free Girl Shauna’s Gluten-Free Pie Crust & Gluten-Free Vegan Pie Crust.

Pie recipes (sweet)

• Kate McDermott’s Shaker Lemon Pie.
• Kelly Cline’s Vineyard Pie (with port wine and grapes).
• Nurit of Family Friendly Food teamed up with Jessie of CakeSpy for Pumpkin Banana Cream Pie.
• Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking has two Gluten-free Apple Pie Filling recipes.
• Seattle Pie Man Steve makes mini and major Cherry Pies.
• Pumpkin pie from local pie class instructor Wendy of Four and 20 Blackbirds.

Pie recipes (savory)

• Geoduck pie from Kate McDermott.
• Irish Butte pasties from Laurie Pfalzer of Pastry Craft.
• If you’ve got some nettles in the freezer from spring, check out this Nettle Sausage Pie from Langdon Cook.

Pie miscellany

• Pumpkin pie poetry from Kate Lebo. “ Contrary to popular opinion, pumpkin pie lovers are adventurous, quizzical, good in bed and voluminously communicative.”
• Kate McDermott writes about Marjorie Winslow’s book with mud pies for dolls. “Pie-Throwing Pies: ‘Follow the first step in Mud Pies, only make it gloppier. Throw.’”
• Don’t feel like eating your pie? Drink it with this Apple Pie Liqueur recipe from Brook Hurst Stephens.

Buy pie

• A la Mode Pies
• Shoofly Pie
• High 5 Pie
• Pie in Fremont
• Seattle Pie Company

Seattle pie events