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”
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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”
Buttermilk Fruit Buckle
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”
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!”
Pie Reimagined 