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Simit

Turkish Simit is one of our favorite breakfast treats for Sunday Turkish Breakfast. While these are a bit of work, they are easy and fast enough to whip for in the morning for a brunch.

In my latest pie book read, Pie, by Sara Foster, she suggests that you start with the basics. Starting with the basics for making pie crust is a good starting point for January in my year to perfect the pie. I’ve had great results with a pate brisee recipe but want to experiment with differentContinue reading “Start with the Basics”

Presents, Presents, Presents!!

I’ve been slow this year to start my pie crust experiments. However my New Year’s presents to myself were these goodies, and more, to help me become a baking master. As I make my way through the books, I’ll post notes and observations. Another goodie this week is another pie baking class at the CambridgeContinue reading “Presents, Presents, Presents!!”

One, two, Buckle

So I made another buckle today. I’m a big fan of using up extra ingredients so I was trying to finish some buttermilk that I had left from making a chess pie as well as some extra peaches, pears and frozen berries. During the winter, this is one of my favorite treats. Buttermilk Buckle 2Continue reading “One, two, Buckle”

New Year; New Me; The New Pie

My new year hot read is a fabulous pie cookbook that my neighbor, Debbie, gave me for Christmas. I can’t wait to implement some of the ideas into my crust perfection experiments in the new year. My immediate goal is to try the standard double crust recipe on page 35, hopefully as soon as thisContinue reading “New Year; New Me; The New Pie”

Big Sky 2021 and Vegetable Pie

Did you see the sunset tonight? (Did you have a sunset tonight, or did you have cloud cover?) Today was a time for family and doing a few things around the house. In favor of getting more vegetables in the new year and eating a more vegetarian diet, I made another zucchini pie. Zucchini PieContinue reading “Big Sky 2021 and Vegetable Pie”

Holiday Roast

Happy New Year! I’m making standing rib roast and Yorkshire pudding for New Year’s day dinner. My girls want to ski today so I don’t have time to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I browned the meat in a skillet then sauteed some onions and carrots. The roast was put into aContinue reading “Holiday Roast”

2020, 24 hours to go

I want to make a pie! This has been a long stretch without making a pie or pie crust. My house is so well stocked between another zucchini pie, chocolate milk cake, mixed fruit buckle and other holiday yummy foods. Truth be told, in the new year – I may be making pies that IContinue reading “2020, 24 hours to go”

Happy New Year!

Ringing in 2021 by following tradition is extremely important this year more than ever. I made my special pork and sauerkraut in the slow cooker that draws from my Pennsylvania heritage. I surveyed my friends and family to see how they were preparing their batch. The results were as varied as you’d imagine. Some folksContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Slippy Christmas Pumpkin Pie

This year I wanted a simple pie as a dessert for Christmas dinner. I made an amazing filling using the recipe from Libby’s using the new pumpkin pie recipe. I used a pie crust that I had frozen from my 92Y class with Kate McDermott. I rushed it and I didn’t prebake the crust! IContinue reading “Slippy Christmas Pumpkin Pie”