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“I am not amused by the absence of pie on this table!” (Matthew Kirkconnell photo)

“Much better!!” (Matthew Kirkconnell photo)

Boston Creme pie (Sarah Kirkconnell photo)

Pecan pie (with boozy-woozy flavor). (Sarah Kirkconnell photo)

Chickpea tart (from the Martha Stewart of Maple Valley). (Sarah Kirkconnell photo)

And there was pie.

Pumpkin pie. Pecan pie. Chickpea Tart (which isn’t a pie, but looks like one). Boston Creme pie (and yes, I know it’s a cake, and no, that didn’t slow me down).

The key is to get in good (and get a few childhood blackmail photos) with a future top-level chef — in this case Sarah Kirkconnell. If you like the photos (and secretly wish you had been able to eat the real deal) check out my sister’s blogs — http://gazingin.com/ and http://www.trailcooking.com/— both featured on the right side of this blog.

If she gets some hits off of my web site, who knows what wonders she might be willing to whip up for Christmas in Maple Valley?