Winter Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie Winter. One of my favorite seasons. Well, all of the seasons are my favorites, but for different reasons, of course. Winter is slower. The fire in the woodstove is good company and warms the house for both me and my four-legged family. Days are shorter. Nights longer. I put up sparkly […]
Transparent Pie
TRANSPARENT PIE I’d heard of it. Seen a few references in books. Searched in my personal pie library for recipes. Found just a few. Read them all. Closed the books. Slept on it. Slept on it some more. Put it on the back burner, so to speak, for months. Late yesterday afternoon I was inspired […]
Elderflowers
Elderflowers Summer began last weekend and on that first lovely day I picked elderflowers. This is something I had never done but for years I had wanted to. A few weeks earlier, I texted my friend Crystie Kisler, the farmwife who heads up all things at Finnriver Cidery in Chimacum just one hour east of […]
Preparing
Preparing A word that takes on so many meanings. Preparing for life, love, travel, dreams, creativity, aging, fear, the beyond. I think about these things a lot. They don’t stop me from continuing on my path…wherever it leads. I’ve never had a plan. I often feel that we see a glimpse of our life as […]
Fan Mail
Fan Mail I love it when you send me fan mail. I read and reply to every one of them because, quite honestly, it is one of the highlights of my day. This morning I received an email from Jan. As I read through it, I just about bust a gut laughing. I was also […]
Video Series: How to Make Gluten Free Pie from Start to Finish
How to Make Gluten Free Pie from Start to Finish So my dear friends, here is the complete series of How to Make Gluten Free Pie from start to finish. I hope you like it. Share with your GF friends, neighbors, colleagues, pie-makers, pie-eaters, and pie-seekers. You can watch them individually or as a series. […]
How To Make Gluten Free Pie Dough
Gluten Free Pie Making Video Series Part 2: How To Make A Gluten Free Pie Dough Yesterday I launched the new free video series on Gluten Free Pie Making. As promised, here’s the second installment– How to Make A Gluten Free Pie Dough. Before you begin, I would like to share with you that just about […]