Fall Food for Thought

"The sweet red, green, and yellow cornucopia (of fall) heralds the start of pie season and unabashedly coaxes our inner-bakers to emerge." -La Vie Claire fall

Laura's Pear Cranberry Yogurt Pie

1 Vermont Mystic Pie Shell (any pie shell may be substituted)

2 eggs

5 oz granulated sugar

1 1/2 oz King Arthur All Purpose Flour
12 oz Vermont Plain Yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ripe Pears

Cranberries

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place sheet pan in oven. Place eggs and sugar into a bowl and whisk together. Add flour and mix with whisk until smooth. Mix in yogurt until smooth. Pour into pre-baked, cooled pie shell approximately 3/4 to the top. Add thinly sliced, peeled and ripe pears neatly and decoratively on top. Add cranberries on top. Place in oven for 35-40 minutes or until it is fully baked. It will puff up and there will be no jiggle. Refrigerate over night and serve.

Visit http://www.clairemurray.com/ for more pie recipes!

Closed for Labor Day

We will be closed on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day!

Have a safe and fun-filled weekend!

See you Tuesday at our normal hours! Don't forget to come see vanilla chair - our new kid's boutique! Our games and girl's accessories are selling like hotcakes!

Toy Drive for Kids!

The Willows has been approached to do a toy drive for two at-risk youth groups on the westside and south-side of Phoenix. This toy drive is run through PLEA charities (Phoenix Law Enforcement Association) and will run through the month of September.
PLEA is also taking tax-deductible donations in the form of checks which can be dropped off at The Willows and made out to PLEA Charities.

We recommend you stop by and pick up one of the fun, eco-friendly and educational children's toys at vanilla chair - the new children's boutique inside The Willows!

Hubband Swim Event!

The Most Amazing Cake in The World

Emily Burch wins the mom-of-the-year award for the back-to-school cake she baked for her children this year. Not only was there a full outdoor dinner by the pool complete with crowns and pizza on the grill, but she surprised the kids with this cake below:

*Note: To make - you must bake lots of layers separately and have lots of food coloring on hand!

Check out the rest of the back-to-school fun on Emily's blog!

Wednesday Madness

In honor of the grand opening of Willows Child yesterday, we thought it would be appropriate to make this week's Wednesday Madness for the kids!

All items in Willows Child are 10% off today only!

This includes a great selection of:

-games

-organic toys for boy and girl

-purses, hair accessories, and jewelry for girls

-books, binders, and journals

-stuffed animals

-and so much more!

It's Fall at The Willows

You may not realize it with temperatures still above 100 degrees, but it is fall at The Willows. We Willowettes have been busy invoking visions pumpkin patches (yes, our velvet and new burlap pumpkins are here!), autumn baked goods, apple orchards and corn stalks, and even black cats, ghosts and pumpkin carving for Halloween!

Come see what's brewing!

Wreaths and pumpkin stakes are ornaments for the front of the house.
Bev and Krista work on hanging an oversized oak leaf garland on a mirror.

Laurie makes a perfect fall table setting.

Meg uses real fruit and nuts to showcase our glassware and Arte Italica dishware.

Halloween lanterns with witchy tongue-twisters hang from an old arched window.

Velvet and burlap pumpkins fill an old trough while hazelnuts hold pillar candles in their place. Oversized ghords make a fun table topper.

Bucket ghosts sit waiting to be lit up with candles on your front porch!

Halloween games, garland and candycorn pumpkins wait to be brought home!