It's a pantry party and you're invited!
Getting creative during transitional times.
Hello, hello! Besides baking our hearts out, we’re in the midst of finishing up a deeper business model analysis based on nearly a year (!!) of experimenting, researching, calculating and patience. I’m feeling cautiously optimistic and eager to share more…once we have more to share!
In other news (although it’s all related, really), cash flow has been a little tighter thanks to a slow-ish Friday last week, and because we haven’t put June classes on sale yet. The latter is due to the aforementioned work, but also because we’re trying a new approach to classes this summer. More on that later, but it represents a major chunk of missing revenue until we launch the class sales.
So, we decided to bag up a bunch of our ingredients (with an emphasis on shelf-stable items that aren’t currently in use on the menu) and create a Sister Pie pantry as part of our Friday offerings. It’s a deeply random mix of coconut milk, dark brown sugar, “00” flour, and even some golden raisins. You could make a curry, or my favorite butterscotch sauce, or pizza, or even some Sister Pie Golden Oatie cookies!
Before I tuck in for the evening, I’ll share that our summer baking classes will be available for purchase on our website starting on Thursday, May 28 at 10am. We’re trying out the concept of a class series, kinda like getting your Sister Pie Baking Degree. For now, we’ll do two sets with three classes in each, but if it’s popular, I’d be thrilled to expand upon the concept even more!
Take a peek and you’ll be all ready for next week. :)
Series #1:
Wednesday, 6/24 from 6-8pm: All-Butter Pie Dough
Wednesday, 7/8 from 6-8pm: Savory Hand Pies
Wednesday, 7/22 from 6-8pm: Seasonal Produce Celebration
Series #2:
Wednesday, 8/5 from 6-8pm: All-Butter Pie Dough
Wednesday, 8/19 from 6-8pm: Savory Hand Pies
Wednesday, 9/2 from 6-8pm: Seasonal Produce Celebration
The series will cost $275 and you should only sign up if you can make it to all three dates in the series, as there will be no refunds offered. Feel free to drop some questions in the comments!
I’ll leave you this evening with a photo of verdant spring asparagus delivered to us straight from Michigan’s thumb earlier today. It’s ripe with possibility.
Your Weekly Slice of Sister Pie is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work (especially while our cash ebbs and flows), consider becoming a paid subscriber.