Holiday Pies Winner & The New Theme!

I am a slacker.
No two ways about it. I have had the votes counted for a couple of days already, but am just now posting our winner. Please forgive me!

Your winner by a small landslide is......

Mary! The Food Librarian! That was a very creative Holiday Pie, Mary...a Partridge in a Pear Tart!?! So smart! Along with being the winner, you'll recieve our "One Creative Tart" Badge for your blog, AND you'll be picking our them for February. So think about it, think some more, and then let us know by January 5th what theme you have chosen.

As for January's theme, you may remember we had a tie last round, and our two winners Nic & Carrie chose the perfect new Years Theme!

"With it being the New Year and a time for us all to make (and usually break) resolutions, our theme is the Resolution Breaker Pie. A pie that sounds so decadent and delicious that you simply can't resist. A crust so buttery and flaky you quickly call dibs on a 2nd slice. A filling so gooey and creamy that you dig out your fat pants without remorse. A pie so fantastic you begin hatching a plan to keep the whole pie for yourself...... of course telling the entire family that the dog/cat/drunk Uncle Ed ate the whole thing and sadly there will be no pie tonight."

Oh wow...after seeing this months entries and watching my waistline increase, I can only IMAGINE what you Tarts will come up with for January! Please follow the same protocol as in the past rounds...post by January 5th this time. We will vote from the 6th through the 8th - all at 3:14pm EST. Remember to email your link and picture to us!

Cant wait to see what you do!

Holiday Song Pies Round-up

Whoa! Take a look at the creative tart-age we pulled in THIS round!! I was expecting a few clever pies, but this, well this takes the cake - in PIES!
Okay everyone...cast your vote here on this post - pick your top 3...but only if YOU made a pie! You have until 3:14pm on the 8th to cast your Pie Vote! So Vote NOW!

Mary the Food Librarian made a "Twelve Days of Christmas" Partridge in a Pear Tart - too cute!

Susan of She's Becoming DoughMessTic made a "Last Christmas I Gave You My Tart" - Wham!

Beryl of Cinemon Girl made a Cool Yule Pie...cool indeed!

Natalie of Oven Love made us a Blue Christmas Tarts...

Libby of The Allergic Kid made an Immigrant Pie, based on The Fairytale of New York

Rebecca of Ezra Pound Cake went tropical on us with her Mele Kalikimaka Pie...

Mary of Meet me in the Kitchen made a pie that's "Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" - yum!

Mary of Alpineberry made a Chestnut and Pear Tart, based on "The Christmas Song"...

And so did Madam Chow...but without the Chestnuts or the Open Fire!

Kate of Grin & Bake It made a Up on the Housetop Tin Roof Pie - complete with santa coming down the chimney!

Natashya of Living in the Kitchen With Puppies also made a crazy - super creative - Fairytale of New York Pie...Irish Cream here!

Jacque of Daisy Lane Cakes came up with an Apple Crumb Pie for Mary - isn't that sweet??

Our hostess this month, Anne Strawberry, made a gorgeously yummy Jingle Bell Rock-y Road Pie

Tammy of Wee Treats by Tammy made a pretty White Christmas Pie

Barbara at Traveling Aprons made a Felix Navidad Pie for the song of the same name

Kelly at Baking with the Boys made a sweet and sentimental Christmas Time is Here Pie for the song of the same name from A Charlie Brown Christmas

Jen at Piccante Dolce joins in the fun this month with her take on a You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Pie - which is pretty self explanatory (and now probably stuck in your head too!) ;)

Carrie at Cooking with Carrie made You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Pie - same song (just in case it wasn't stuck in your head yet - but a totally different delicious take on pie)!

Judy of Judy's Gross Eats made a Wassail Christmas Pie for one of her favorite holiday song albums Sing We Noel

Stephanie at Confessions of a City Eater brings us Santa Pie because Here Comes Santa Claus!










Elizabeth at Cake or Death? with her Blue(berry) Christmas Pie in tribute to Elvis' Blue Christmas

Suzanne B of http://youcanteatwhat.blogspot.com/ made a Grandma Got Ran over By A Reindeer Pie - too funny!