Monthly Archives: July 2011

How many ways to say pie?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Art of the Pie

How to say “pie” in a over 50 languages: pastei (Afrikaans) byrek (Albanian) կարկանդակ (Armenian) piroq (Azerbaijani) pastela (Basque) пірог (Belarusian) пай(Bulgarian) pastís (Catalan) 馅饼 (Chinese) pita (Croatian) koláč (Czech) tærte (Danish) taart (Dutch) pirukas (Estonian) pie (Filipino) piirakka (Finnish) … Continue reading →

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July Flowers

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Art of the Pie

July is one of the busiest months of the year for me. Classes and demonstrations, summer events, picking fruit, farmers markets… My garden has had only cursory weeding and attention. Even though I was not attending to it, it seems … Continue reading →

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Making a Lattice Crust

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Art of the Pie

It’s nearly the 4th of July and that can only mean one thing for many of us. It’s Pie Day! How wonderful to see at backyard and park picnics, homemade pies with beautiful lattice crusts and they aren’t hard to … Continue reading →

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