Our local buy nothing group can yield some treasures and at times, a few new friends. Today someone posted two metal pie plates! I won the lottery and he gave them to me. As I intended to pick them up after a library stop, he messaged me that he found a few more! Wow! IContinue reading “Free Pie Tins”
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Sevan Bakery
Can’t wait for dinner tonight! We filled our cart, and then later our bellies, with yummy spinach, cheese, and meat pies. Maybe I’ll try to make spinach pies during Easter break.
New dough?
I noticed this new pre-made crust at the grocery store today and wanted to try it. Does anyone have any feedback??I used it yo make a shaker lemon pie. Reviews posted later!!!!!
So many Pi Day Pies
This blog post is a bit late as I’ve been literally baking loads and loads of pies, both sweet and savory. I’ll catch up on my pie posts but this recipe is from Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie book – The Quintessential Apple Pie. I like berries in my fruit pies so I addedContinue reading “So many Pi Day Pies”
Prepping for Pi Day Pie!
It has been several weeks since I’ve posted and it isn’t for lack of actually making pies. However each year I try to make a special Pi Day pie for my family. Tonight is my prep night. I made 4 sets of pie crusts. Butter Pie Crust – makes a double crust 2 ¾ cContinue reading “Prepping for Pi Day Pie!”
Peach Blueberry Pie
I made this great mixed fruit pie using this quick recipe that I pulled together. This is one of my favorites as you don’t need a lot of advance planning to make it as the proportions of fruit can accommodate whatever you have on hand. Mixed fruit pie 4-6 c of mixed fruit such asContinue reading “Peach Blueberry Pie”
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”