Pies and Prejudice: In search of the North

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Under the Equalities Act 2010, it is unlawful to harass, victimise or discriminate against anyone because of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. The law does not outlaw discrimination on the grounds of weight, height or hair colour, although if obesity is the result of a disability, such as depression or diabetes, it could be covered. Shared anxiety was a good bonding agent, and after the first few cautious hours, all twelve contestants (and their plus-one guests) were getting along fine, and had started to relax. Pam, as ever, had played an ace with the location and remaining doubts or nerves were quite forgotten in light of the warm, and what Dean would call over-the-top, hospitality at the hotel. All on the production company’s dollar. Though the five-star finery was outside Dean’s comfort zone, he eventually conceded that the Meryton Hotel was pretty amazing; with its spa, and roof terrace, and amazing food, even if he wasn’t the biggest fan of the locale (too many people, in too much of a hurry, too much of the time, and wow, rude, was Dean’s judgement of New York, and he didn’t care how much Sam bitch-faced at him before he started droning on about all the culture, culture, culture). There was silence. Novak didn’t move and Dean couldn’t breathe. The space between stretched out, into a vast emptiness where tumbleweeds rolled and eagles screamed their loneliness in cloudless skies. Well done Dean.

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The contestants were a decent bunch, on the whole. A real mixed bag of personalities, drawn from every walk of life you could imagine. Each of them had a definite “story” to tell, as Pam put it, and not one of them was naive enough to believe that they had ended up with such an interesting and diverse cast by happy chance. “This is show business,” was all Pam said with a shrug, and a tap of her pointed shoes on the hardwood floor, when Dean had asked about it. Dean had expected to be alone among a crowd of little old ladies, and it was a pleasant surprise when he found the other contestants were just regular folk – and yes, that did include some older ladies. It turned out baking was a more popular pastime than Dean had realised. Then again, how was he supposed to have known when his own skills were born out of necessity, not choice?The process of making a traditional pumpkin pie has evolved over the centuries. Today, it typically begins with the preparation of a pie crust, and a filling is created by combining pumpkin puree with a blend of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, along with sugar, eggs, and milk or cream. This mixture is poured into the pie crust and baked until it sets into a delicious, custardy consistency. The through-the-door peep show was abruptly cancelled when Sam looked over his shoulder to discover he had acquired his very own cheer squad. He walked over with a serious case of stop-being-an-f’ing-creeper-Dean face, and closed the door without a word. Nice one Sammy, Dean thought and left him to it. The paper started to crumple in his hand, and he had the mad thought that if he destroyed the evidence he could forget about the whole thing. Carry on with his regular life as if nothing had ever come along to disturb it. It might not look like much of a life from the outside, or to a younger brother headed towards a big time law career, but it wasn’t so bad that Dean needed to scrabble around for any opportunity to make a change – particularly not one as stupid as this. He made a mental note to throttle Sam, the next time he saw him, for getting him involved in this ridiculous TV stuff in the first place.

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Across the room there was a gold-edged mirror that covered half the expanse of the wall. Dean’s reflection showed that he scrubbed up pretty well, though his collar, stiff and uncomfortable, rubbed against his throat. What he wouldn’t give to be wearing a good old-fashioned t-shirt. Discovering her hidden talent for enchantment, Ella Mae makes her own wish come true by opening the Charmed Pie Shoppe. But with her old nemesis Loralyn Gaynor making trouble, and her old crush Hugh Dylan making nice, she has more than pie on her plate. and when Loralyn's fiancé is found dead--killed with Ella Mae's rolling pin--it'll take all her sweet magic to clear her name." There’s a disaster at Dean’s feet. He stares at an exploded-star made of lumps of flour and butter. The bowl covers what didn’t escape; the glass dome making it look like a display, like an exhibit in a museum. Sam looked away from the lady in the blue dress and frowned. “The good looking...?” Sam’s eyes went wide as Dean grinned. Sam clearly recognised that look. “Dean, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but seriously, do not go messing with this guy,” he warned. “This competition is important for you, the last thing you need is to go causing trouble with one of the most powerful people on the east coast. Pam might think the sun shines out of your ass right now, Dean, but believe me, she’ll drop you from the show in a heartbeat if you so much as look at Novak. Leave him alone it’s not worth the risk.” He considered it for a moment. He didn’t give a shit about the money. If anything it was a negative in Dean’s book, but the guy was attractive and no one could say Dean Winchester wasn’t up for a challenge.It’s still a show, Dean, and you need to get everyone on your side anyway you can. They aren’t going to want to hand the prize over to some scruffy grumpy asshole, this will be a popularity contest just as much as a test of your baking skills, whatever Pam says about it.”

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Sam looked sheepish. “I didn’t mean...” he started to explain, to smooth over the accidental insult. Dean was touchy when it came to money. It was a side effect of a life lived never having quite enough of it, no matter how many hours he’d worked. “Dean,” Sam said. He dropped his voice low, tried to sound reasonable and reassuring. “You love baking, cooking as well. I know you pretend you don’t, but you do, and you’re good at it too.” What social life, Castiel? Please enlighten me as to when you’ve been doing all this socialising without me noticing.” This wove its way to a 5 star novel. I think because I dislike the roller-skating character in “Books By The Bay”, the series I knew before this, I favour this new series even more! Both are wonderfully filled with merits and heroes to love. I will not describe the gifts with which they are bestowed because those discoveries are the most powerful highlights of this début. I admire how diverse the magic is, which arises as needed with subtlety, except from our protagonist. We know from the synopsis that her emotions go into whatever she bakes and affects the environs in a wave, lending ripples of comedy. One woman is blessed with a gift that means more to me in triple instances, than anyone could know in a year. I will only say she has a way of soothing the souls of people missing family animals, who are in Heaven.There was an exasperated sigh. “There’s nothing you can do about it tonight is there,” he said. His voice getting harder, louder, the more Sarah pressed the point. “Your sisters have left, I’m tired, and you know it would have been a punishment for me to talk to any other person in that room.”