Buttermilk Buckle Christmas eve was special this year as we had time together. School had the day off and I had the day off of work. I wanted to make a special breakfast pie but decided to make a buckle. This one is mixed fruit consisting of peaches, pears and blueberries. 2 c flour1 tContinue reading “Buttermilk Fruit Buckle”
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Snow Day Chili and Zucchini Pie
Cooking in my slow cooker is the perfect way to pass a snowy nor’ester day. I found that I had all of the ingredients on hand to put a pot of chili in the slow cooker. I’ve been wanting to try zucchini pie as well. This is the recipe. Not sure where it came fromContinue reading “Snow Day Chili and Zucchini Pie”
92 Street Y Class with Kate McDermott
I took an amazing class tonight with Kate McDermott through the 92 Street Y! No only was the class entertaining but I also learned some great tips! This class will kick up my skills up a notch. Here’s what I learned! She used scissors to cut the edge! We pre-baked the crust. I had beenContinue reading “92 Street Y Class with Kate McDermott”
Pie!
While I’m known as being an avid pie maker, I don’t feel like I’ve mastered the crack of baking as well as I’d like. My mom has always been an amazing pie maker. My goal was to replicate her dough. Recently my confided in me that she always struggles with the crust. It’s never knowContinue reading “Pie!”
Who am I? And why write about pie?
Cut my Pie into four pieces, I don’t think that I could eat eight. ~Yogi Berra I started this blog to work through pie challenges and difficulties. I haven’t been a life-long baker. I came into mastering baking after taking a class several years ago from the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. The class wasContinue reading “Who am I? And why write about pie?”
Thanksgiving!
It would only be fitting for me to start a pie blog during Thanksgiving week. This is one of my favorite holidays and really the pinnacle of pie worship in my household. Thanksgiving – These words stir nostalgia with memories of dinners that my mom prepared. I still plan my dinner around the sides thatContinue reading “Thanksgiving!”
About me
I like the idea of baking. I’d like to be good at it. But I feel like I’m young and one day I can be. Thu Tran This blog is mainly dedicated to my self exploration to perfecting my baking skills. I have no formal training in culinary arts. I actually work at a college andContinue reading “About me”
Pie Reimagined 