If you opt for pumpkin pie, add a Pecan Butterscotch Sauce — it’s the best of both pie flavor profiles, but you’ll need to roll out only one crust.

Then I would get to work on my own recipes. I would roll out a dozen or two pie shells to pop in a freezer and begin my near-daily dance with buttermilk chess pies, where I would be at the center ...

This is followed by apple pie at 43% and pecan pie at 22%. If you can't pick just one pie, dessert is the ideal course for a potluck-style approach. Having guests bring their favorite pie is a ...