Japanese irises of plum, light blue, and periwinkle spring up out of the handpainted brushstrokes of fresh grass, giving you a timeless ceramic pattern in this plate that will last for generations.

Our ceramic pie plates are a perfect bake and serve piece for your special desserts! Also, some folks tell us they use them to serve pasta instead of a regular plate. Whatever creative way you come up with for using our frilly pie plates, our quality craftsmanship goes into every piece, giving you a piece of ceramic servingware that will last for years.

Click Here to View Larger Image

All our ceramic servingware is handmade and handpainted at Emerson Creek Pottery. All pieces are microwave and dishwasher safe, ovenproof, and 100% lead free.

Recipe for Pumpkin Pie

My recipe comes from a newsletter that our family receives on a monthly basis. Now, it might sound funny to serve pumpkin pie for Valentine's Day...but let me tell you why I do it. I have two children ages 3 and 7, who both have some pretty serious food allergies. Between the two of them, there are egg, milk, mango, kiwi and tree nut allergies. As you might imagine, baking becomes quite an endeavor at times...but I enjoy it and gladly find novel ways to make common recipes safe for my little ones. My number one requested Valentine's dessert is....pumpkin pie!

1 unbaked pie shell
2 cups canned pumpkin
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 T. cornstarch
dash of salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups soy milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare pie crust as directed. Set aside. In large bowl, mix pumpkin, cinnamon, cornstarch and salt. Stir well. Add sugar, vanilla extract, and soy milk. Stir until all ingredients are combined well. Pour mixture into pie crust. Bake 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Looking at how much the kids enjoy eating a safe treat, I don't even mind eating pumpkin pie in February!!

J. Riesenberg, Illinois