"Give a Piece a Chance." — Books. Blog. Pie Classes. And a Pinch of Activism.
Look at these FABULOUS pie greeting cards I found! They’re from a company called Olive Sandwiches, and all their products are totally sassy, irreverent, very anti-1950s. I love it! Even better, they make “Easy as pie, my ass!” aprons and dish towels. Oven mitts too. Hello? Early Christmas shopping anyone? Hint. To order the greeting … Read more
When we came to Saltillo, Mexico for our Look & See trip in May we discovered there was a German bakery in town—the only bakery in town to offer bread more substantial than the empty-calorie Wonderbread-like loaves ubiquitous in the local tiendas. That was in May. By the time we moved here in June the … Read more
My friend Janine in Seattle emailed me that she wanted to use my pie dough recipe to make a blueberry pie — tis that berry season in the Pacific Northwest and she had picked her own. I’m so jealous. But she didn’t have Crisco and she was “too lazy to go to the store so … Read more
My best friend in LA, Melissa Forman, is competing in her first Ironman triathlon today — in Penticton, Canada. As I write this she is nearing the end of her 112-mile bike ride, after finishing a 2.4-mile swim in a frrreeeeezing cooooold lake after only 1 hour and 16 minutes. I’ve done two triathlons with … Read more
Even life in Mexico has its ups and downs. I started my Friday like any other Friday, with my two-hour Spanish class. Not trying to suck up to my teacher or anything, I brought him a piece of the apple pie I made the day before. Pie is for sharing. And seeing that I meant … Read more
I’ve had so many people ask me for my pie recipe I am finally getting around to posting a step-by-step Show and Tell. The credit for this apple pie-making technique goes to my Mentor of All Things Pie, Mary Spellman, who owned the shop in Malibu where I worked. I don’t think I’m broaching any … Read more
I love it when this happens! Eve, my friend in Switzerland, read my blog from the other day about our Skype conversation and the subsequent posting of pictures from our Alps ski week in 2005. In response, I was greeted with an email in my inbox this afternoon which included this picture of Eve holding … Read more
It was inevitable. After all, this is Mexico, a country known to Americans (sadly) for its illegal immigrants. A certain group of Mexican aliens made it across the proverbial border and have taken up residence in my stomach. I found a local doctor, recommended by my American insurance company, and visited him about the matter … Read more
The beauty of having an Internet connection (and a pie blog) is being able to stay in touch with friends, family, and news worldwide. Today I had two friends call me using Skype – a fabulous, free phone-like service that also allows you to see each other with video. One friend called from London, the … Read more
Every apron has a story. From Left to Right: 1) a Christmas present from my friend Carolyn, who I’ve known since junior high. This one is my favorite for its rich red color and its small ruffle. But it wrinkles far more than the others and I won’t wear it unless it’s ironed. And I … Read more