Time for Fun Finding time for fun. It’s easy, right? Well, not always, and some of us are so busy that we think we don’t have time for fun at all. This morning on one of my baking drop offs, (this one was a bread-by instead of my usual pie-by), a neighbor and I struck up […]
Welcome to Art of the Pie
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 Pie Camp® that some pie makers return to year after year and has been featured in many publications!
I truly have been baking just about all my life and I'm so excited to share with you my knowledge, recipes and skills.
While you're here, enjoy some pie history and TRIVIA, too.
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
My Grandmother’s Fostoria
My Grandmother’s Fostoria They were displayed in a corner cabinet made of maple–beautiful pink crystal stemware that I spied as a little girl in her apartment in Hollywood. She moved to Tinseltown when she retired after twenty years of teaching first grade in Santa Barbara. My older brother was in the last class she taught. […]
First Comes Bach
First Comes Bach “First comes Bach. Then comes Bach. Then for a long time, comes nobody. Then comes Bach.” That’s what my teacher once said to me. I love Bach, and have played his Sinfonias and Inventions, Preludes and Fugues, Partitas, French Suites, English Suites, and Goldberg Variations for decades. When chancing upon a 1 […]
Sweet As a Peach Pie
SWEET AS A PEACH PIE No beating around the bush here. Peach Pie is my all-time favorite pie and making one is a summertime ritual for me. I simply can’t get enough of this pie during the season and that season is starting right about now. Keep reading because I’m sharing my recipe with you.
Strawberry Heaven Pie
Strawberry Heaven Pie If you have been following my photo posts on Instagram, you’ll know that my strawberries are coming in right now. I’ve been growing strawberries for over thirty-five years. During the first year, I pinch off their flowers and runners so all the energy will go into the mother plant. It’s during the […]