My hands look like this alot! (Photo Credit: Lara Ferroni)
Wow! What a great run of classes and workshops. There are just a few spaces left for the remaining Seattle winter classes. Click here for more information.
I’m pulling back on my teaching schedule as I hunker down to finish my book. That doesn’t mean I won’t be teaching, just not as much as the 4-7 classes a week I’ve been doing for 3 years. Believe me that’s a lot of pie! Continue reading
Me & the 'duck
For those who have asked, here is the recipe for Geoduck Pie in standard recipe form. You can see more photos in the original blog entry here. I’ve made this pie to serve on my table at home and taken it to potlucks. Every time it is tasted it is greeted with oohs, ahs and yums! Don’t let the look of the geoduck put you off as in “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover“. The meat is mild and slightly sweet. Continue reading
Still life: Basket with hats.
The closets of some are filled with shoes. Mine is filled with hats! I love hats. I always have. I’m not sure where it started but I remember just about every hat that I have had and, believe me, there have been quite a few.
The three in the picture are some of my favs. Starting from the left, there’s my gardening hat on top of my old jeans jacket. Continue reading
“Serving pie with the intention of cultivating peace brings us together around the table, where there is a place for all and every voice is respected.” —peacethroughpie.org
Waiting to dig in to pie! (Photo by Alicia Arter)
These inspiring words are found at Peacethroughpie.org, a grassroots movement begun in 2009 by Luanne Stovall and Toni Tipton-Martin. Toni and Luanne are helping to re-establish the tradition of pie socials across the country but not just any socials. They are promoting pie socials for peace. Pie socials are a thing of wonder so read on. Continue reading
Peace Pie (Photo by Stephen Gross)
Today is Martin Luther King Day and it is the perfect day to practice what Dr. King espoused in small and large ways.
Make a pie and bring it to a neighbor you have yet to meet. Make a new friend. Smile and say hello to those you pass on the street. We are not here alone. We are all brothers and sisters.
An Ancient Country Prayer
Give me a good digestion Lord,
and also something to digest.
Give me a healthy body Lord,
with sense to keep it at its best. Continue reading
My hands look like this alot! (Photo Credit: Lara Ferroni)
I just sent out an email to my mailing list about upcoming classes. I’m posting them here too because folks fly in for the day or a weekend to take a session with me in Seattle.
Crazy you say?
I’ve had people come from as far away as London and Dubai! 
Well, truth be told, Continue reading
Ruth Reichl and me making pie. (Photo by Chloe Kaplan)
Have you had a peak experience in your life? Here’s one I would like to share with you.
In May of 2009, I had the opportunity to be filmed sharing pie-making with Ruth Reichl.
How did this happen? Continue reading
Today started out like most days…getting ready for baking, teaching, writing, mentoring.
I was just about to leave the house and head to my dear friend Kim O’Donnel‘s to work on a baking project. Since I had lingered over my cup of tea a bit longer than I planned, I called to let her know I was running a bit late. Continue reading
Pear Pie. Yes, it's Gluten Free! (Photo by Stephen Gross)
I love pie and I love to make it. But, the reason I started to make it was so I could enjoy eating it. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I learned I have a gluten sensitivity.
What no more pie???
Hardly. Pie is part of my life and although I don’t eat it ALL the time, I do like a good piece for breakfast or a late afternoon snack. Continue reading