Category Archives: Friends

Baskets and Hats: A love affair

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Art of the Pie

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Baskets, Friends, Hats, Olympic Peninsula, Seattle, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Gluten Free Pie

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Art of the Pie

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crust, Dough, Gluten Free, Pie, Pie Class, Recipes, Silvana Nardone | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Never Underestimate the Power of Pie

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Art of the Pie

Saturday in Salisbury I thought my find it gene had perhaps gone on holiday. The phone I had bought, just two days before I left for France, had gone missing. Now before you go, “Oh, No!”, I’ll tell you that … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Kate Hill | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Au Revoir: I’m Off to France!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Art of the Pie

After 32 years of child-rearing, 27 years of marriage (not all of them to the same man) and a lifetime of caring for pets and plants, tonight I am getting ready for a plane ride to France by myself! Am … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Kate Hill, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

The Find-It Gene

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Art of the Pie

There are traits that seem to run in families, like sibs who all have the same color hair, crooked smile and silly sense of humor. Having been adopted, it’s been a bit harder for me to try and figure out … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Home, Power of Pie, Santa Barbara | 5 Comments

Wedding Pies!

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Art of the Pie

Today is David & Danielle’s Wedding! I have known David since he was just about knee high to a grasshopper. That’s a long time. His mom Nancy is my best friend and has stood with me through thick and thin. … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Love, Wedding Pie | 5 Comments

Poppy Tooker’s New Orleans

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Art of the Pie

I was doubly excited to leave for New Orleans last Friday. I was to speak at the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC) and it was my first time to NOLA. I got to stay with my dear friend, Poppy Tooker, … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Gluten Free, History, New Orleans, Pecan Pie, Poppy Tooker | 4 Comments