How can I even begin to tell you all the things that are going on. There are so many that I thought I’d give you a little Pie Camp book update. Now, you would think that since the days of an on-the-road national book tour are something for another time, that a new book release […]
Pie Camp Registration is About to Open
WINTER IS COMING AND PIE CAMP REGISTRATION IS ABOUT TO OPEN! The temperatures have dropped at night, and each morning I awake to white frost covering the roof and hear its slight crunch as I walk carefully out on to the deck, and down the steps to the woodshed to bring in armfuls of wood to keep […]
On the Road Again: Home Cooking
On the Road Again with Home Cooking with Kate McDermott Like the Willie Nelson song, On the Road Again, it’s book tour time. There are so many aspects of writing a book before one gets to that point. Recipes, testing, writing, photography, re-writes, deadlines, sleepless nights…and then the day arrives that your baby goes out in […]
Valentine Pie-By
Valentine Pie-By As many of you know, I love to give away pies. One of my favorite things to do is make a pie and leave it in a safe place for a friend or neighbor to find. I call it a Pie-By. On a recent walk with Gretapie, I noticed that the “For Rent” sign […]
A Day Off at Pie Cottage
A Day Off at Pie Cottage Today is my first day off at Pie Cottage in quite a while after being on the road for workshops, and then coming home and jumping right into another series of workshops, AND having out of town houseguests on and off for two weeks. So, I was really happy today when I could have a […]
Pastry Forks
Are Pastry Forks Worth the Money? Several weeks ago at Pie Camp, the question came up about pastry forks. Yes? No? Worth the money? A camper had seen them on a website and wondered. Truthfully I never had used one so I couldn’t help out and, out of the 16 campers, no one had used […]
My Friend Olivia
From 1976 through 2006 I made my living and supported my family as a music teacher, accompanist, and coach as I tried to instill my love of music and the arts to hundreds, maybe thousands of students, who came to sit on the bench in front of my grand piano each week. Students (and families) […]