Time is Running Out to Order Pies and Turkeys!

Pete Kikianis at the Park Wood Diner on Springfield Avenue will make you a pie, any pie, any flavor--blueberry, apple, pumpkin, chocolate cream. He's even looking into mincemeat. And you can order up until Wednesday night. Pete's pies run from about $14.95 for the pumpkin to $18 for that chocolate cream pie.

Steve Crane at Crane's Deli is taking orders for Balthazar desserts and pies up until Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. The sweets run from $9 for a walnut ring to $26.50 for a sweet potato pie. Pick-up is Wednesday.

Both proprietors are also providing take-out menus of Thanksgiving meals and sides to pre-order for the holiday. Crane's offers carrot ginger soup, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, maple sweet potato puree, stuffing and more. At the Park Wood, you can order full Thanksgiving meals for $19.95 a person for a minimum of five people. 

If you are not inclined to cook or bake or you're just short on time, there are a number of Maplewood businesses that want to help you out.

At Kings Super Market, you can order just sides or complete Thanksgiving dinners for six ($69.99), ten ($129.99) or 18 ($199.99) hungry guests. But Kings wants you to order 72 hours in advance. Most menu items will be available for pickup from Saturday, November 21, through Thursday, November 26.

At the Maple Leaf Diner, you need to order your take-out Thanksgiving dinners by Saturday. They can be picked up on Thanksgiving day between noon and 2 p.m. The dinner covers turkey, gravy, stuffing, squash and mashed potatoes and comes with a choice of apple of pumpkin pie. The $115 meal covers 4-8 people; the $165 meal covers 9-15 people.

Now, time to check in with Dinnersmith. . . .