A la mode, please

At work today, we had a little friendly competition. Apple pie bake-off. I love little perks like these. I wish we could have a bake-off every Friday! Since I've never ever made a pie before, I thought it might be fun to join and start baking. I looked up some recipes and came across one that looked quite simple. It was a simple Granny Smith pie with a caramel syrup. Yum Yum!! Of course, I had to cheat. I know nothing about making pie crust from scratch, and the other 2 contestants are frequent bakers. So to save myself from the shame of losing, I went out and bought a Tenderflake pie crust. I did a trial one first, because, of course, you never go into a battle unprepared. I had little bumps along the way, but it turned out magnificient!! The final one I made for the contest was a little nerve racking. It just had to be perfect. The caramel sauce was a little thicker than usual, and I tried to be creative by using a pizza cutter to cut the thawed pie crust into a huge spiral. It wasn't as I expected. But with a little more work with weaving the spiral crust, it turned out like a professionally bought pie. I was quite pleased. During the tasting, I was so ecstatic. People were raving about how good it was. I thought I didn't stand a chance against pro bakers. At the end, it was my pie that won. "Best Pie", "Best Filling" and "Flakiest Crust"!! Okay, okay the last one wasn't quite fair, but who cares!! It was my first time. I didn't think making pies would turn out to be so fun!! If anyone cares to send me their fav. recipes, please!!!