What bonds us together…. pie

Byljanning@dukemanorfarm.com

I consider myself to be pretty fortunate and blessed to have such amazing girl friends. Girlfriends from every aspect of my life. Friends from my childhood, school, my corporate career, my single life, my married life, my blogging life, and my mom life. breakfast room

I would like to think that the commonalities we share and the differences we bring into the relationship, are gifts for a lifetime. I have friends who are teachers, doctors, lawyers, business owners, actors , successful corporate professionals, and friends who have never worked to receive a paycheck. Friends that are single, moms, grand moms, married and divorced. I have friends that have never picked up a paintbrush…and have no intention to. Friends that are amazing cooks and friends who burn everything they cook. Friends that have various political views and some who can care less. Friends with different religious denominations but all who feel blessed.

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Friends that work out 5 days a week and some, that have never stepped foot in a gym. Friends that travel the world and friends that have never been on a plane. Friends who blog, friends who have no idea what a blog is. Friends who are vegetarians and friends who love a good steak. Friends that love country music and friends that rock out to classical.

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Friends with kids and friends that will never have children. Friends who clean themselves and friends lucky enough to have someone else do it. Friends that speak several languages, and some that know just one. And while our differences are many, the one thing that bonds us together is our precious time together. Relishing the moments of our lives, chatting, laughing, crying, drinking coffee….. and eating pie.

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Since I am the friend who’s not very good in the kitchen, I like to offer things that look like I have been working in the kitchen for hours before the gals come over. Lucky for me, Marie Callender’s delivers delicious homemade quality pies like this Chocolate Satin pie with a rich chocolate filling, made-from-scratch crust and topped with real chocolate curls.

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Your foodie friends will never know that you didn’t make it. Trust me on that one.

How do you bond with your girlfriends? Leave a note in the comments for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card.

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151 Comments

  3. We love to get together over lunch or coffee, but also email each other at any hour when we need a prayer or a hug! Pie looks delicious! Thanks for a well written post.

  4. My mother was the best pie baker in the world and her chocolate pie was over the top scrumptious. We lost my wonderful mother 1 year ago and we miss her so very much each and every day. This gorgeous pie reminds me of her.

  5. Once a month, the girls and I get together for after-work drinks and dinner somewhere. It’s a great way to reconnect!

  6. Love the pie! My mom makes the best pecan pie!!! We love to get together and have a girls day and shop or go see a movie!! Love spending time with my mom, sister, and friends!

  7. One thing I love to do with special girlfriends, is to go outdoors and walk or hike. At least 60 minutes and walking and chatting is the recipe to a great friendship! Wanna take a walk with me? I love your blog and would love to get to know you on a walk-level!

  8. Food! I just love to feed my friends 🙂 Usually home baked goodies or a home cooked meal – it makes me happy (and them). That is one beautiful silky chocolate pie.

  12. Had that same pie for Thanksgiving…delish. I also am blessed with all walks of life friends.

  14. My friends and I either get together and go have lunch then antiquing or thrift store shopping. At Christmas, we do a cookie exchange instead of giving each other gifts. We also love to sit down and visit with a good cup of coffee and dessert, like this pie you’ve shown here!

  15. We get together in my beauty shop. They are the last customers of the night. We chat do hair and my husband makes us drinks. Productive but fun. Love it!

  16. Once a month we play Bunco. Great time to catch up while the dice are rolling. Lots of laughter!

  18. I have had the same close friends since I was in kindergarten and it doesn’t matter what we do, we always have a good time…. shopping, eating, theater, movies, weekend trips, wine tasting…. the list goes on and on.

  19. Hi

    I enjoyed that blog post.

    I have spent quite a few years in my life travelling out east. Whenever the urge hit to have something really great for desert, I would stop in at a Marie Callender’s pie. It has been a while; I don’t remember if it was the one you are recommending or another. I think any of the pies they well would be great :).

    Your post was also a great reminder to be thankful for all of our friends who may span across many paths of life. Mine certainly do.

    cheers, “Pearce”

  20. You said a mouthful…..pun intended! I’m grateful also for a wonderful life. Certainly not perfect, but it’s my life and I love living it. Blessings aplenty….good health, two grown sons, an almost daughterinlaw, and my husband and I are fortunate to live near our parents. Thanks for sharing your enjoyable blog!

  21. Sometimes my girl friends and I just go out for lunch or dinner, and sometimes I host. I love cooking and baking and I will invite 4 or 5 over for a tea party and make homemade scones and other savories, or homemade tomato soup with cheddar dill scones, individual raspberry cheesecakes, Russian wedding cookies, soft ginger cookies – especially for Christmas. I love making pretty tablescapes, napkin rings, and fun ways to present the food. Afterall, presentation is a gift to the eyes before the food hits the taste buds!

  22. I bond with my friends during our shopping/dinner times. I also bond by being there in tough times.

    Blessings

  23. The is such a sweet post (no pun intended when it comes to the pies!). I think you are so blessed to have so many friends, especially those that come from so many years back—those friendships are hard to maintain. Even staying in touch with former co-workers, I missed that when I became a stay at home mom and it was sad to watch our lives drift apart. Wow, I’m a real Debby Downer!! Just really happy for the place you are in now, Laura!

    Jane x

  24. I share the talents of fellow quilters like myself. WE get together for food, fun conversation and tips and show and tell once a month. I have made some very special friendships with these ladies. I look forward to each month.

  25. I like to go out for lunch with my friends to catch up on everything going on in our lives.
    Love Marie Callender pies! The crust is wonderful!

  26. I enjoy Girl’s Night Out at a local restaurant once a month with five of my friends. We enjoy dinner and the company of each other.

  27. Oh gosh….bonding with friends and family is a precious gift. You have many precious gifts in your life. Bonding, whether we get together over lunch, an event, a club, or just to pick up the phone and see how someone is…no text, no email..just picking up the phone and saying hello….that is so very special…I have done that and have been on the receiving end of that (and you know what I mean)….the personal aspect of communication is going away slowly….so we need to make that extra effort to take the time to make a person feel special…to put a smile on their face because we took the time to “bond” ….. and of course bonding over pie is a good thing too!

  32. We like to all get together and go to the coffee shop and drink coffee and have pastries and catch up on what has been going on in our lives. Or we go out to dinner and a movie. It is so much fun.

  41. I bond with my friends by having nice social gatherings and enjoying food and conversation.

  43. A bunch of my friends get together to listen to live music and have some drinks.. I look forward to it every holiday season

    groogruxking40 @ gmail dot com

  46. My friends and I like to bond by having lunch/dinner dates or just meeting up for coffee.
    cshell090869 at aol dot com

  49. I love bonding with my girlfriends while shopping. After a day of hanging out, enjoying a piece of pie and coffee would be a great way to end the day. #sweepstakes 🙂

  59. We have lunch dates and movie nights! I love having my girls to try crazy food fads and see sappy movies with!

  67. My friends and I try to go to brunch monthly or have pot lucks at my home once in a while. The chocolate satin pie is served every holiday at my home, I have a granddaughter who asks for it always to be served.

  68. Getting together and hitting the “Consignment” shops.. specifically those with old furniture.. salvage type items.. always ending up with our favorite coffee in hand …and who doesn’t like pie??? Yummmmm!!!!

  69. I like to bond with friends over food…sometimes thrifting too! And, sometimes just pie will do too! 😉

  70. I, too, am blessed by having friends and family of different cultures, races, talents, etc…….but, we all love PIE! And, that one looks to die for. When I saw the picture, I was sure it was homemade. Can’t wait to try it.

  71. What a pretty, bright home you have! Me and my friends bond by planning days together and sometimes even weekend mini vacations together. I think it’s so important to take the time for yourself and also it creates such awesome memories!
    starla.batesATyahooDOTcom

  76. My wife bonds with her girlfriends by having their kids over for swim time in the summer. The woman lay by the pool and chat while the kids play.

  78. We go out to lunches, movies, the mall, etc.

    Thanks for the chance to win this

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  86. My girlfriends and I like to take classes where we try new things. We have an upcoming all day crafting class I couldn’t be more excited about!

  88. I bond with my girlfriends by going out to lunch, I like to have my nights free to spend time with my husband.

  95. We keep up on Facebook and a couple of my closest neighbors, my daughter and I try to make a beach getaway once a year. And we all love those Callendar chocolate pies!! Great post!

  96. We get together over coffee or a great meal. We talk about family, children & brag about wonderful grandchildren. I find rather than complaining about husbands we do more bragging about them too. Now that my daughter is a mother she has become my best friend. She is in Japan as her husband is in Navy. She still asks for recipes, advice once in a while & we just miss spending time together. We do FaceTime usually with kids. To talk alone, the best is 8 or 9am for me which is 10 or 11 pm for her. We talk about most everything without anyone else around. We also play words with friends, which is great to stay in touch. We can leave messages on the game too. Lots of different ways to stay in touch depending on person.

  97. We bond by going out to dinner together once in a while, or having each other over.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  102. A little shopping spree is always fun (usually hitting up the thrift store!), followed by an afternoon dessert would be lovely.
    westiemks5 at yahoo dot com

  109. We bond by hanging out together, going to movies or just staying in with some Netflix! Sharing some pie and talking about life! 🙂

  125. I bond with my girlfriends by spending time with them whenever possible, even if that means meeting up to chat online. I am not big on girls’ nights out or anything like that, but they know I care.

  127. My daughter is my best friend and lunches with pie for dessert give us time to catch up on what is happening in our family.

  135. I’d celebrate Leap Year Day with a Key Lime Pie! Any excuse for a Marie Callender pie!
    Thanks for the contest.

  139. Because we all are so busy we do a lot of texting.
    And get together once a month for a night out.
    thank you

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