do you mix up your own filling? we use the sour pitted cherries with sugar and reserved juice and liberal slabs of butter on top in my family :)

and my grandma's crust, to quote the bf, is "like candy." of course...her's always turns out better than mom's or mine. we are much better one one-crust versions. but for a while i was really good at cherry pie. we had it lots during our twin peaks phase, bill and me :) i have a lovely recipe for "Summer plum pie" -- need to wait for red plums to be in season, but if you would like i could send it to you :)

houston's has to be my favorite "chain" restaurant. there is something very comforting about it, i think. your dinner sounds marvelous and i love here about this pie craze! :) hehe