Valentine Pie-By As many of you know, I love to give away pies. One of my favorite things to do is make a pie and leave it in a safe place for a friend or neighbor to find. I call it a Pie-By. On a recent walk with Gretapie, I noticed that the “For Rent” sign […]
Welcome to Art of the Pie
Kate McDermott, Pie Maker
I'm so glad you found me! I love making pie and more than that, I love teaching pie making. At Art of the Pie® I want to show you that making pie is easier than you think and as American as...well, Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, Peach Pie, Chicken Pot Pie and more!
Where to start? If you are a well-seasoned pie maker or missed learning this time-honored craft when you were young, you will find some pie making tips and hints in my BLOG.
Then check out some RECIPES, or LEARN about the Art of the Pie® Workshops that thousands have attended and the multi-day Pie Camp® Retreats that some pie makers return to year after year!
I truly have been baking just about all my life and I'm so excited to share with you my knowledge, recipes and skills.
There’s usually a pie on the kitchen counter at Pie Cottage so, come on in, pull up a chair, sit a spell, and of course, enjoy a piece of pie!
I hope you will join me!
Be Happy, Make Pie!
Kate McDermott, Pie Maker
Baking Pie in Mozambique
I have known Justin Gailey and his family for many years…since he was in elementary school. He is talented in many fields; music, physics, languages to name just a few. Teaching physics in Portuguese to high schoolers in Mozambique is something I would never in a million years imagine him doing when I met him as a […]
MARBLED, SWIRLED, AND LAYERED
MARBLED, SWIRLED, AND LAYERED Ready, Set, Get your baking bowls out and step up to the counter for Irvin Lin’s new book MARBLED, SWIRLED, AND LAYERED: 150 RECIPES AND VARIATIONS FOR ARTFUL BARS, COOKIES, PIES, CAKES, and MORE. Irvin was bit by the baking bug when he was in third grade (me too!) and has been […]
Cooking Therapy
Cooking Therapy It’s all around us, streaming on every social media channel, in the papers and magazines, on TV’s and radio, and blaring in restaurants and airports. The news. I’m finding that the more I stay away from seeking it out, the calmer I am. Now Today I engaged in cooking therapy and some baking therapy, too. I turned off […]
Easy As 1-2-3
Easy As 1-2-3 It’s National Pie Day! Yup, today is January 23 or 1/23 if you write your dates that way. In pie terms that’s Easy as 1-2-3! Today I want to share one of my favorite pies and one that is as easy as 1-2-3. I make fruit pies with whatever is in season and right now […]