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 […]
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears Can be it really be two months? Two whole months that you haven’t heard from me? Well, I did need a break to catch my breath after writing book three, but when my brother texted me earlier this week telling me that one of his friends who follows me asked “Is your sister […]
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 […]
What I’m Reading
WHAT I’M READING Lest you think that ALL I do is related to pie, here are two books that I enjoyed reading this summer, that are worth a read if you are looking for something for Memorial (oops!) I mean Labor Day Weekend. After reading it, I went to see the movie version of The […]
Gloppy & Soggy
Gloppy & Soggy Much pie in this country is gloppy and soggy. Sadly, this may have to do with the now several generations raised without basic cooking and baking skills… skills we need for survival. Western culture bought into a canned, boxed, frozen and fast food lifestyle a long time ago. And sadly, this may […]