Pies from Nowhere You know how sometimes a thing you haven’t thought about for a time suddenly pops up in the path of your peripheral vision or even seems to leap into your hand? Yesterday that is what happened to me when Pies from Nowhere by Dee Romito, a book that I was given last […]
Outlander Kitchen Does It Again
Outlander Kitchen Does It Again A few years back, after cracking open my copy of Outlander Kitchen, I wrote about the delicious savory pie I made. Well, I actually made four recipes created by Chef Theresa Carle-Sanders who, like me, is a devoted Outlander fan. So when I learned that Theresa was writing a follow […]
Pie Camp for Pi Day
Pie Camp for Pi Day! As you know, I have been teaching Pie Camp for over eleven years. The many folks who have bellied up to my baking counter, over 4000 now, and the number of pies that have been made by pie campers at camps, not to mention all the ones they make when […]
We Love Our Work
We LOVE Our Work In my kitchen, I have a small handwritten sign on a cupboard that says, “3.14 It’s Pie Time,” and as you may expect, that truly is how I spend most of my time–prepping, making, cooking, baking, cleaning, and tidying as I bake, share, experiment, and write about Pie. I love…absolutely love…my […]
Settle In and Slow Down
Settle In and Slow Down A national book tour? A month on the road? Me? Well that’s what I just did—a Home Cooking with Kate McDermott Book Tour. It was wild and wonderful. I’ve been back for about a week and as we are well in to autumn, and winter is just around the corner, it’s time […]