WATCH: Handmade Pies Baked Just for You!

The world has tried to simplify baking. You can buy a roll of cookie dough, make brownies and cakes from a box, and pies can be whipped up by dumping canned filling into pre-made crust.
These shortcuts are never used at Baguette Republic, an artisan-bakery located in Sterling, Virginia. We are fortunate and excited to have Baguette Republic baking their homemade pies for our Slice of Life pie sale again this Thanksgiving.

Made from the Best

Master Baker and President of Baguette Republic Dahmane Bernarbane is originally from Algeria. He bakes using European techniques and traditions. “We try to do everything the old fashioned way, using the best ingredients.” Bernarbane says.

All five of the pies available this year begin with a crust the bakers make from scratch, prepared by skilled workers, not just machines. Each crust is rolled out, cut and pressed in a pan by hand and the fillings are made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Despite the volume of products the bakery makes daily, each creation is made with care and attention to detail.

“There are no preservatives ... no cans. It’s like a pie made by your grandma seventy years ago.” Bernarbane promises.

Be Part of the Cause

Buying one delicious pie can make a huge difference. The purchase of just one pie through Slice of Life is enough to deliver one full day of meals to a Food & Friends client and help to provide a Thanksgiving meal for five. You can be sure that any pie you order through Slice of Life will reflect the love and care put into making it.

“It’s an honor and a pleasure for us to be part of this big Food & Friends adventure by serving the best goods to the Washington DC community. I’m sure you’re going to like it,” Bernarbane says, “because I like it myself.”

Slice of Life Pie Flavor of the Week: Pumpkin

TRADITIONAL | PERFECT MIX OF SPICES | FRESH PUMPKIN FLAVOR

Howdy! Each year our Spiced Pumpkin Ranger hopes to lasso his friend Homemade Apple as they duel to be the most popular pie flavor in town. But every year he falls a little bit short.

This is your chance to help Spiced Pumpkin bring home the prize!

Buy a Slice of Life pumpkin pie, or any of our 5 delicious pie flavors, and you will help provide ONE FULL day of meals to one of our clients. These meals will provide critical nourishment as they struggle with HIV/AIDS, cancer or another debilitating illness.

Spiced Pumpkin is a Thanksgiving staple, and ours has a creamy filling with the perfect mix of spices and fresh pumpkin flavor in a delectable crust! Get yours today!

Here are some other ways that you can support Slice of Life:

BUY A PIE FOR A FOOD & FRIENDS CLIENT
You can ensure that in addition to a FULL Thanksgiving dinner for 4, our clients will also receive an apple and a pumpkin pie with their holiday dinner.

GIFT A PIE
Send a pie as a gift and the recipient will receive an e-card with a redemption code. They can even select the pick-up site that's best for them.

SPREAD THE WORD
Tell your friends to buy their Thanksgiving pies from us! Here are a few Tweets you can post:

• #Thanksgiving is JUST a few weeks away. Buy a #SliceofLifeDC pie & provide a day of meals for @foodandfriends clients www.foodandfriends.org/pie
• Deliver hope 1 pie at a time! Buy your #SliceofLifeDC T-Day pies from @foodandfriends. Sales end 11/20. www.foodandfriends.org/pie

Sales Close Thursday, November 20th so ACT NOW!

WATCH: IT'S PIE TIME!

Our annual Slice of Life pie sale begins today and we want you to be a part of it! Buy your pie from Food & Friends and brighten the holidays for our neighbors facing HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses.

When you buy pies from us, not only will you serve a delicious and homemade pie from our local artisan baker, Baguette Republic, but each pie purchased will provide one full day of meals for the people we serve.It’s never too early to start thinking about your Thanksgiving spread.

You can also sign up to be a pie seller and encourage your friends and family to get involved!

Check out our Slice of Life video to see the steps that go in to making our delicious pies.