Mayor Ham's Brown Sugar Peach Pie

Some friends, with whom we frequently hang out, called me out on the fact that I've been making pies for months and they had yet to have any. So I promised to provide some next time we saw them, which was last weekend.
I hope they enjoyed it, because I thought it was mighty tasty. Even though I just bought the peaches at Wal-Mart and they weren't super ripe, the pie turned out to be delicious. When I looked at the recipe, I thought it was pretty much just like an apple pie, but with peaches. So I wasn't particularly excited. But it was a great medley of fruitiness, spice, and buttery crust.
Not to mention we had fun hanging out.
Thanks to Camp Cupcake, Mother Bird, and The Emasculated Male for encouraging me to share the deliciousicity.

Ratings:

Flavor: 10

Execution: 10

Difficulty: Easy, plus you get to make a lattice!

Overall rating: ***** 5 out of 5 stars.

Pie Are Squared: Mama's Fresh Raspberry Pie

I was really excited about this pie. It ended up being good, but not amazing. Which surprised me because when I was mixing the lemon zest in with the raspberries, it smelled so wonderful I could hardly stand it. We ate this pie with vanilla bean ice cream, which was a perfect complement.
In the middle of preparing the pie, some friends invited us over to play games, so we brought along the pie to enjoy together. I had forgotten my camera, so my friend Emily graciously took a picture for me. Many of you probably know my friend Emily, perhaps more recognizable as Trisha:

Anyway, it was a fun night of fun pie. You should've been there.

Ratings:

Flavor: 8

Execution: 8

Difficulty: Easy, if you're okay with a double crust.

Overall rating: **** 4 out of 5 stars.