High Summer at Pie Cottage Everything is coming on strong in my little Pie Cottage garden and orchard. I have been enjoying eating and sharing kale, beets, strawberries, broccoli, and more. The tomatoes have been setting blossoms and I’m seeing their fruits plumping up on the vines. I have twelve plants this year and when […]
Art of the Pie Virtual Workshops for July
Blueberry Pie: July 3 8AM West/11 AM EastLink to Register Honey Walnut Orange Pie: July 13 8AM West/11AM EastLink to Register Blueberry Pie When I was little, it seemed like it took forever for July 4th to get here. I couldn’t wait to go to the beach with my mom, dad, and brother to see […]
Pop Up Session: Learn to Make Rose Water
Friday June 25 at 3:30PM West/6:30PM East $5 Beat the heat, join me on Friday June 25 and learn how easy it is to make your own rose water. In this quick 30-minute session you’ll learn to make one of my very favorite ways to keep cool in the summer. The only ingredients you’ll need […]
Love Beets
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This Week in the Garden: June 10
I just came in from harvesting strawberries from the garden. I’m hoping to have 2-3 gallons to freeze this year. Rhubarb has been coming on for over a month and as long as I give it water I’ll continue to have stalks during the summer months. Today I’m rolling out some dough that I froze […]
How Much Does That Pie Pan Hold?
HOW MUCH DOES THAT PIE PAN HOLD? Pie pans come in all sizes and shapes. I bake in pans that range in size from big to small, and that are round, oval, square, rectangular, and hexagonal. I even have one that is in the shape of the symbol pi for use on March 14. My […]
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over! It’s here. And as the song from Carousel goes, June is bustin’ out all over! Yesterday was June 1 and right on queue the sky was northwest clear blue and the temperature got up to 78F. If you live in a warmer part of the country you may think, […]