We love pies here but a good pie is a hard thing to find (the ones in grocery stores tend to have a lot of goop in them.)

We have all sorts of varieties of pies, but finding good ones when you're having a cravig is hard. My mom used to make a pecan pie but doubled the amount of pecans called for, and she also made a lightly spiced sour cream raisin pie I used to love. I've had wonderful coconut cream pies at a diner in North caroline piled high with whipped cream and full of coconut.

I;ve never had a mince pie though and I've always wanted to try one - mince pies are not a thing in the US.

especially with a healthy dollop of cream.

that's the only way to have it - unless it's apple pie, which is lovely warm with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream melting atop it. Yum.