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 […]
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 20TEENS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 20TEENS Winter is a time of retrospection. Not only have I been thinking about the highlights of 2019, I’ve been thinking about the entire decade. It has been quite a ride, this decade and all the ones that have come before, and to tell you about all of it, well I would […]
Not All Measuring Equipment is Equal
Not All Measuring Equipment is Equal Not all measuring equipment is equal. When a cup is not a cup, or a tablespoon a tablespoon, or teaspoon a teaspoon…well, this is something that many of you who have been to Pie Camp® will recall me talking about before we start to measure out the flour, salt, […]
Break Day
Break Day Today is a break day for me…well, sorta. If you know me, and you figure that this will last maybe an hour at the most, you are right. After a week of making more pies using half and half and heavy whipping cream than I care to count, my scale and waistline concur […]
Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage The next Pie Camp begins this afternoon and there are new additions to the cottage to greet campers. For you, my excitement of two new stainless steel prep tables may feel kinda uninteresting or ho-hum, but let me tell you, these tables are a big deal. I’ve been thinking about taking the plunge […]