Perfect Pies &More by Michele Stuart Michele Stuart, also known as the “pie lady” is one of kind pastry chef and business owner of two Michele’s Pies Bakeries in Norwalk and Westport, Connecticut. In her book people will discover wonderful recipes of not only pies, but of tea breads, cookies, bars, and other sweet treats. Stuart’s book starts with different types of crusts & toppings, furthermore, I will discussing three desserts from her lovely book. In addition, I will also be explaining her flavor style and what inspire me the most. This is Stuart’s second book which was dedicated to her dad, who taught her everything about strength and dedication. Her first book is called Perfect Pies which only includes pies recipes. She is…show more content… The last four chapters are about cookies and bars, perfect for a cup of tea, lovin’ spoonful, and top this. She made her recipes or desserts to where people can bake them at home. All the chapters come with outrageous recipes and are unique, some the desserts she included in his book are some that she carries at her own stores or just enjoys making at home with her family. Three desserts I will discussing are strawberry napoleon layer pie from the whimsical pies chapter challenging level, chocolate kiss cookies from the cookies and bars chapter easy level, and peach-blueberry cobbler lovin’ spoonful chapter moderate level. Strawberry napoleon layer pie is an elegant style kind of pie, this pie was served at Stuart’s wedding. To assemble this pie you add vanilla cream filling across the bottom of the pie shell, evenly add thinly sliced strawberries on top of the cream. Spread a layer of the strawberry glace across one of the pie dough disks and place it down on top of the strawberries and repeat with the second disk, turned it facedown refrigerate the pie overnight. To decorate it do a layer of whipped cream over the top of the disk. Use a piping bag to do parallel lines across the pie and use the tip of the knife to drag the ganache to the opposite direction to