"Give a Piece a Chance." — Books. Blog. Pie Classes. And a Pinch of Activism.
While it was great to get the pie swag, I doubt I’ll be a likely candidate to receive more free pie stuff after I write about my baking experience on Sunday. So if you’re not a PR person, read on. As I was saying….On Sunday, I set up my bowls and pie plates in my … Read more
Friends of Marcus and mine, Lyndsay (Canadian) and Andreas (German), had a baby two weeks ago. I went to the hospital the day before Easter and met Heidi when she was less than 24 hours old. Marcus died 8 months ago, which means Lyndsay was pregant when she came to the funeral. I swallowed the … Read more
This is a story of how it takes a whole community to make a pie. I want to thank everyone for their generosity, help and enthusiasm – especially Jim Carrico for being the connector and catalyst. With the care that has gone into it, this is sure to be one delicious pie!JIM CARRICO OFFERS THE … Read more
Gazing at the stars…in more ways than one. (This picture of STARGAZY PIE was borrowed from the Internet…thanks to whoever took it.) The subject of pie inevitably comes up no matter where I go it seems. “Pie” follows me everywhere, as if I’m wearing a perfume of cinnamon and apples that hangs on me 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
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