Say it with pie - Piebox & Mighty Nest Giveaway
I’m known for carrying pies around town in creative and/or interesting methods. I like to bake them and I love bringing them places and I really love giving them as gifts.
Too bad I didn’t have one of these cool Pieboxes when I brought Audra (preserving genius over at Doris & Jilly Cook blog) and her hubs Andrew a gluten-free blueberry pie. I lived in Brooklyn, they in Philly. I used my old pie-in-the-canning-rack move; that was interesting. Two subways, a half-zillion stairs, one bumpy bus ride and a trolley ride later, I had blueberry pie filling on my shorts, but remained for the most part unscathed by my cross-state pie transit endeavor.
I love the story behind how Piebox came to be almost as much as I love the box itself. I’ve never had to worry about throw-away waste when transporting my pies (just subway jumbles and other transit snags), but if I were a pastry chef like the the co-creator of Piebox, I’d have set to work to figure out how to cut out the waste loop in pie transport. She employed her handy beau and together they came up with this.
Here’s the official info, from their site: PieBox™ is a reusable raw pine box designed to safely transport pie. Whether you’re driving, biking, busing or even just walking, PieBox will keep your pie safe and intact wherever you go.
Every PieBox is handcrafted in Chicago and made from chemical-free, raw pine. PieBox measures 11”x11”x4” and accommodates up to a 9” deep-dish pie.
(I will add that if using the included 9.5” pie plate, you’ll need to make sure your crust doesn’t extend beyond the edges of the plate because the box encases the pie plate snugly and will chip off any fancy overage you might have. This is so that the pie doesn’t slide around in there, I’m assuming.)
There are also a couple of totally reusable pie accoutrements in this kit; a maple wood pie server tool and an Anchor-brand, 9.5” pie plate. You get the chance to win the whole set by entering via the form below!
Giving someone a homemade pie is one of the dearest gifts one can make. Recipients who don’t bake get to eat amazing pie that knocks store bought out of the park; recipients who do bake know exactly how much work went into that pretty pie and are doubly grateful.
When I was chatting with Annie over at Mighty Nest, she discussed how cool it would be to circulate a Piebox in a Pie-it-Forward kind of way. What a cool idea to send a pie-telegram (in person, of course) using a library-check-out-form scenario on the inside lid of the box to track the pie-love progress, each recipient receiving a pie out of the blue turns around and makes a pie for someone else and keeps the cycle going. Names of happy pie recipients add up on the box’s sheet. It might be hard to gauge which of your friends will actually bake a pie and keep the box going around, but receiving the box might just spur those who’d like to give it a try into action. So, grab your fave pie book and get to brainstorming whose week you’ll make. I’d love to hear about it if you end up trying this idea out!
Marisa over at Food in Jars is also offering up another set of chances to win this kit, plus (big plus!) she’s also sending her winner a jar of her homemade pie filling! Get on over there and enter, too.
I haven’t been a big canner of pie fillings this year (we’re on a sweet preserves hiatus until we eat down the pantry’s existing stash of sweet jars…) But, because we want you to make a pie and bring it over to someone’s house, I’m going to do the work of assembling the flours and dry ingredients for my gluten-free crust recipe and will send it directly to the lucky winner of the Piebox set here on my site.
So, to recap: Use the Rafflecopter form below for a bunch of chances to win a Piebox and complete pie serving kit from Mighty Nest, plus I’ll send the winner a pretty Weck jar full of the dry ingredients for my gluten-free pie crust.
Enter by Sunday, July 28 at 11am CST:
Disclosures: Mighty Nest provided me with a complimentary Piebox and pie serving set and Weck jars. They will be mailing the winner’s piebox set and covering the cost of me shipping gluten-free crust ingredients to you. Opinions and support for this product are my own.
Reader Comments (129)
I would bring over a pie to my sister. Just to say "I love you."
Who would I give a pie to? I would give a pie to my wonderful neighbours who take care of our dog when we have to travel.
To my nephew who is going away to college. He's a bit of a homebody and a lover of great food, so I think he'd really appreciate it.
I would send a pecan pie to my family in North Carolina. When I lived nearby I wasn't much of a cook. Call it proof of baking.
Pie Box! Yes!
If I could send a pie to anyone... it would be my friend, Jeanne! Because if there is someone who deserves a random act of kindness, it is the woman who is always doing random acts of kindness for others!
Boysenberry pies. To China. Because typically, Chinese people aren't into pie, and need to be converted. That would be lots of new pie-eaters. And Boysenberry is well-known here in Oregon, and great in pie.
I would send a pie to my sister in New York She does not bake but loves a good apple or blueberry pie.
A friend in the neighborhood just had twins! Whether or not I'm a winner of this wonderful PIEBOX, I'll be bringing pie to their door.
I would send a pie to my daughter. She just moved 2000 away, and is homesick and a bit lonely, so a pie might cheer her up.
I would send a pie to my friend Becky. She has been teaching me all about making pies from scratch and would love it!
Love this kit!
I would send a Texas Pecan pie to my mother, to make her day!
I would send a pie to my best friend in Montana because I don't get to see her very often and I think it would brighten her day!
My friend Vera, who once made me the most incredible berry pie with a gorgeous lattice crust. I'd love to return the sweet favor!
My sister in law...she just gave birth to my nephew!
Excellent solution! I would send a pie to my mom. I have wished she would make me a pie but she never has so I am going to make her one!
Love pie and this seems the perfect way to transport it. Look forward to trying a good gluten free crust.
I would send a pie to my mom.... Just because!!!
I would send a pie to my sweet friend Lindsay. It's been 3.5 years and 2 adorable children since I've seen her. I yearn to to have a tea party with her and her cuties accompanied by some delicious pie. Sending her a pie to show her how much I love her and miss her is the next best thing to carrying it there myself.
I would use this immediately. I make several pies every year for family Thanksgiving as well as bringing apple pies for presents as my family somehow has all fall birthdays.
I would send it to my niece in NYC who loves pie instead of cake on her birthday (next week!).
Love this idea...love giving pies!
This is so pretty! What a wonderful way to carry pies
This Pie Box looks very nice, It would be so useful for me to carry my pie to a dinner or party. Really cool