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Happy Valentine’s Day Pie!

I made my loves a mixed fruit pie for our special day. This year I used mulberries and raspberries. We fell in love with mulberry pie this summer when I was able to get some locally sourced, organic mulberries. Mixed fruit pie4-6 c of mixed fruit such as berries, pitted plums, peaches (A shallow 9”Continue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day Pie!”

Mango Coconut Chiffon Pie

The Snowy Day class at 92Y with Kate McDermott has inspired me to try other chiffon pie recipes. My neighbor told me that she wanted tropical flavors in her baking. This pie crosses all of the boxes.

Snowy Day Chiffon Pie

I’m late in posting about the fabulous online class that I did through the 92nd Street Y with Kate McDermott. We made a coconut chiffon pie. I’m smitten with smooth texture of chiffon. Kate is an amazing instructor and following her lead, it is easy to master baking. This one has a chocolate cookie crustContinue reading “Snowy Day Chiffon Pie”

Chess Pie

My neighbor Debbie made a pie for me to help me recover from all of winter’s illnesses. At Thanksgiving, we both tried Kate McDermott’s Chess Pie recipe from The Art of the Pie. This is easily one of my favorite pies. Because I wanted a bit of summer flavor and warmth, I layered a fewContinue reading “Chess Pie”

Chicken Pot Pies

I’ve been craving comfort foods this week due to my, now diagnosed, sinus infection. At my Winter Savory Pie class recently, Jacqueline Church taught us to make a quick dinner by using ingredients on hand or leftovers. So I whipped up five mini chicken pot pies for a quick and hearty family dinner. There isContinue reading “Chicken Pot Pies”

Turkish Yogurt Soup

I haven’t been feeling well recently thus my lack of motivation to bake. Unfortunately I suspect a sinus infection. My favorite medicine is a big pot of soup. We had a lot of home made yogurt that I wanted to use up. This a perfect soup to make when you want a fast dinner butContinue reading “Turkish Yogurt Soup”

Su Borek

I’m continuing my theme of making savory pies. For dinner tonight, I made Su Borek or water pastry. This is one of my favorite Turkish dishes. I have a round pan that we purchased at Sevan Bakery in Watertown, most likely for baklava. Su Borek 6 pieces of phyllo pastryApprox. 4 cups of crumbled fetaContinue reading “Su Borek”

Yummy Colors

But don’t eat them! We recycled crayons into chunky crayons into a rainbow of lovely colors. This is a project that I’ve been wanting to do since I became a mom but never did. The inspiration for these fun crayons came from cleaning out various closets and desks. I’ve been sorting through the myriad ofContinue reading “Yummy Colors”

The 92Y Pie!

So I signed up for another pie class at the 92 St Y with Kate McDermott. She’s doing a Snowy Day Coconut Chiffon Pie in early February. I love their classes as it is easy to pull together one pie. Plus the price is right!

Winter Savory Pies

Last night I attended an online cooking class through the Cambridge Center for Adult Education taught by Jacqueline Church to make winter savory pies. We made 3 pies in total – Shepherd Pie, Vegetable Turkey Pot Pie and a Chilean Pie called Pastel de Choclo – Beef and corn pie. The class kicked my butt!Continue reading “Winter Savory Pies”