March 14’s Daily Challenge was all about pie – in honor of Pi Day. Below are the photos and responses received.

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Roxanne Bernieri: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: Yes
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: Strawberry/Rhubarb, Mixed berries, Cherry, Pumpkin (any pie without cinnamon in it)!
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: None
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: None
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: None
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: Cold or at room temperature only.
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: Calzones
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: Little crust, I like to eat the fillings!
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: With pumpkin pies, we prefer to make them. This is due to most commercial pumpkin pies having cinnamon.
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: None
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: Peanut butter!
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: No
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: Josef’s European Pastry Shop in Grosse Pointe Woods!!!! The best in southeast Michigan since 1971! My mom has been going there for decades, before I was even born.
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: Maybe another pizza pie! Hello Buddy’s!!!!!

Zack Dukicin: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: Love it!
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: All: apple (made with no less than three types of apples), blueberry, mixed berry, strawberry, cherry, cran-cherry, very cherry (tart and sweet cherries), plum, peach, grape, nectarine, pear, pear-cranberry, cherry-berry, pumpkin, sweet potato, rhubarb, rhubarb mixed with practically any fruit (cherry, blueberry, plum, apple, pear, strawberry), and green tomato
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: Chocolate, banana, lemon, strawberry, strawberry-cheesecake, strawberry-banana, plum custard, rhubarb custard
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: Chicken pot pie, turkey, beef, French meat pie, pulled pork pot pie, and quiche with any type of meat like ham, bacon, chicken, or breakfast sausage. Plus any type of pizza pie with any type of meat.
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: Yes, lemonade pie and ice cream pies.
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: Both – with ice cream if possible.
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: All sorts of quiche, beef, pork, and chicken pasties (homemade), calzones with whatever toppings I want, fruit hand pies — All homemade. We’ve never bought from a store.
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: I like just a little. If I had it my way, I’d usually just eat the filling. Mom loves the crust so she will eat mine if I leave any. Pizza crust I love, but like to dip it in pizza sauce or ranch.
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: We’ve only ever had one Achatz pie. My mom makes all our pies. My grandpa used to buy pies from Meijer or Kroger. Growing up my mom had lots of pies from Baker’s Square – they specialized in pies.
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: Cherry-Berry pie for Fourth of July
Pumpkin or Sweet Potato for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Lemon Meringue for Easter
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: Pretty much if we want it, my mom will make it. She’s made pies and canned pie filling from anything and everything – even Green Tomatoes which tastes like apple pie and Concord grapes which takes a long time because of having to seed the grapes – but so worth it! My mom says she’s thinking of making a peanut butter crust and peanut butter crumble topping when she makes her next grape pie — it should be like eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Hope she still has some that she canned left over in the pantry!
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: My mom’s favorite pie is — Boston Cream Pie. Actually it probably isn’t really a pie, but it is her favorite. Growing up she always wanted it for her birthday, but her mom didn’t make it and Baker’s Square only offered it as one of their Monthly Special pies once a year (and it wasn’t in June when my mom’s birthday was). My grandpa would always buy one when they were available even though it wasn’t her birthday. Now my mom will make it on occasion and my Dad will buy her one if he happens to see it in the grocery store.

Also, my mom can’s or freezes most of our pie fillings. Starting in May/June we go strawberry picking, then hit every fruit season here in Michigan that we can. She cans most, but freezes and cans others then when she wants to make a pie, it’s super quick and easy because all she has to do is open a can or two, make the crust, dump and bake.
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: My grandpa used to make good pies too and my great grandma. Never really had store bought or from a restaurant. Pizza would be the one exception and for that it is of course Little Caesars.
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: Absolutely. Mom made sausage, hash brown, and cheese crustless breakfast quiche for breakfast, chicken pot pie with puff pastry crust for dinner, and cherry-berry (cherry, blueberry and cranberry) pie for dessert. Plus I worked today from 3-9 and got pizza while I was there. It was a Pietiful Day!

Samantha Emanuel: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: yes but I like cake better
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: None, I don’t like fruit pies. My mom loves apple and strawberry
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: CHOCOLATE all the family loves that
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: yuck, we don’ like any we are vegan. My step daddy may try it he is the only meat eater.
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: Yes, those are delicious from Dairy Queen
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: My mom loves hot apple pie the way her grandma would make it from scratch and as soon as it came out of the oven she took a slice and added ice-cream. I would only like the ice-cream.
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: We have had pizza calzones, mom mad quiche but I would not try it.
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: Stuffed crust is the best if not little crust unless it is Detroit Style then it is yummy.
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: We have done both. My mom and sister did last year a chocolate pie like her grandma made. Her grandma would make butterscotch, lemon meringue, chocolate, apple, peach, strawberry, pumpkin. All from scratch, she grew up always smelling her pies. 🙂
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: Mom and dad love pumpkin pie mom with tons of whip cream. My sister and I don’t like it.
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: My mom said McDonald’s apple pies were the bomb when she was a kid.
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: My mom explained what pie day was maybe I will tell Ms. Gina tomorrow.
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: Mom said Baker Square had the most delicious like reese peanut butter cup. Other than that we only get pumpkin, we aren’t big pie eaters we like cake
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: I am looking them up on the internet, maybe my dad and I will get a pie to try today.

Brendan Johanson: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: I LOVE PIE!
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: Peach
Strawberry
Pumpkin
Sweet Potato
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: Chocolate Cream
Lemon Meringue
Key Lime
Pumpkin Cream
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: Chicken Pot Pie & Turkey Pot Pie
Beef Pot Pie is pretty good.
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: Once or twice I got treated to frozen chocolate chip cookie dough pie. I don’t remember who made it but it was heavenly!
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: Warm, especially a la mode.
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: Pizza Pies are my favorite! Love veggie pizzas with lots of cheese (can be more than one type), plus black olives and mushrooms.
Occassionally, I break out of my veggie mode and want pizza with chicken or meatballs.
I love calzones! Same fillings as I want for my pizzas.
I love quiche, too!
Bonus: Quiche is a wonderful way to “hide” those pesky green vegetables.
I have also had Spaghetti Pie (Yummy!), and Tamale Pie (Ok if it isn’t spicy.)
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: Just a little crust UNLESS, it is a chocolate crust for chocolate cream pie! Then I love a lot of crust!
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: We buy pies from Lutz’s Achatz (spelling?) fundraiser.
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When Brian was working here he used to sometimes bring home extra chicken & turkey pot pies at the end of the day.
He’d leave a note on the table to check the fridge. I loved seeing those notes because it meant that I could have a slice of pot pie for breakfast.
Did you know that Pot Pies aren’t just for dinner anymore?!
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: Pumpkin &/or Sweet Potato Pie on/around Halloween, plus Thanksgiving dinner.
Rather than a really big meal for Thanksgiving or Christmas, sometimes we opt for Shepherd’s pie & salad, plus dessert.
For Christmas, I get to choose dessert. Often I want pumpkin or sweet potato pie.
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: Grape pie
Grape Pie with other fruits
Watermelon and/or other Melon Pie
Bartlett Tarts (I LOVE that name!)
Tomato pie
Potato Pie
Potato & Cheese Pie
Zucchini/or other Squash Pie.
Tuna Pie (at least our kitty would love this!)
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: A friend used to make Toll House Pies. YUM!!!! My mom and I could just live on these!
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: Achatz Pies
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My parents & their friends glow about getting slices of fresh pies at Marie Callendar restaurants. My mom’s VERY FAVORITE summer pie at Marie Callendar’s was Strawberry-Banana, which she could get with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: Pizza Pie for dinner!
But, I haven’t decided on just what I want yet.

Taylor Poeschel: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: Yes
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: None
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: Banana crean pie
Chocolate silk pie
Lemon cream pie
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: None
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: Frozen oero cookie pie
Marie callendar banana cream pie
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: No fruit pies
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: Pizza pie
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: Little
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: Both
Buy Marie calendar banana cream pie
And Sister Pie from Detroit like maple pie
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: Yes we do allways make
Pumpkin pie
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: I can’t think of anything
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: Sometimes people throw A pie
In someone face
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: Sister.pie and Marie callendar
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: Yes iam haveing pumpkin pie

Antonya Pullen: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: no
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: peach pie
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: none
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: Chicken Potpie
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: i haven’t try them before
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: none of them
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: none of them
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: little bit
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: i never did them before my sometimes my mom cook pie
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: peach pie apple pie
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: i haven’t ate a chocolate pie with sprinkles before
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: no thanks
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: My Mom even though i’m not much of a pie person
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: No pie today

Matthew Scherer: Do I even need to ask this question? Do you like pie?: Yes!!
What are your favorite typess of fruit pies?: Fresh Strawberry, My Mom’s Fresh Peach, Achatz Michigan 4-Berry, My Aunt Paula’s Cherry Pie or Achatz Cherry.
What are your favorite types of cream pies?: Banana Cream and Sour Cream Raisin (My Grandpa Dennis LOVED sour cream raisin pie! Marie Callendar’s restaurant used to serve an awesome sour cream raisin pie, but they closed down all of their restaurants.)
What are your favorite types of meat pies?: I have only tried a beef pastie once and liked it better with the brown gravy. If pizza is considered a meat pie, then I love all of the meats except for anchovies!
Have you ever had a frozen or ice cream pie? What kind?: My Grandma Cleo made a Grasshopper Pie made with marshmallows, Creme De’Menthe and Creme De’Cocoa. It tastes great!
Do you like your fruit pies hot or cold? With or without ice cream – a la mode?: Warm fruit pie is the best! Most pies a la mode are the best, but pumpkin pie is best with LOTS of whipped cream!!
Have you ever had any of the non-traditional type pies like quiche, pasties, calzones, or hand pies? Which ones?: I have eaten quiches, beef pastie, calzone, chicken pot pie, beef pot pie and Achatz lobster pot pie.
Do you like a lot of crust or just a little?: A lot of crust, especially homemade crust.
Do you buy pies or make them? Tell us about that.: My mom will either make or buy pies, depending on the type of pie and amount of time that she has. Many times, she will make a pie with a store pre-made crust that she rolls out (Achatz crust is almost as good as homemade.)
Are there any pies you make or have that are a family tradition – like pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?: Thanksgiving -Pumpkin and Pecan, Christmas-Cherry, Easter-Rhubarb Custard, Summer-Fresh Peach, Fresh Strawberry, Fall-Homemade Apple (made with Granny Smith apples).
Is there anything that you think would make a really great pie but that you’ve never seen in a pie?: Shrimp pot pie.
Any other pie-related things you’d like to share?: My absolute favorite pie is pumpkin. I could eat it all year long!
Excluding homemade, where do you think the best pies come from?: Achatz Pie Company.
And finally, are you having any PIE today? What kind?: Yes! We are eating an Achatz raspberry pie after dinner. It has the pi symbol on top of it to celebrate “pi” (3.14) day!! See photos!