Is a quiche a pie or a tart? By the strictest definition, a pie with only a bottom crust is a tart. Janet Clarkson writes in her book, Pie: A Global History, of the lively debate in the 1920s in which “the Oxford English Dictionary, the erudite nineteenth century readers of The Times, and the […]
Bacon, Cheese, and Turkey Pot Pie
We are nigh on to Thanksgiving and the countdown begins. This year our tables will see fewer gathered around them. Those of you who have read Home Cooking with Kate McDermott will recall the story “The Tree House” and the Thanksgiving celebration that has been going on for well over 35 years with dearest friends […]
Greek Beef Pie
Greek Beef Pie There was a Greek coffee house and restaurant in Santa Barbara called The Plaka which opened in 1971. If you lived there for any length of time, you may have even spent an evening there enjoying its delicious home-style Greek food, and the hospitality of the owner George Alexiades. Once every evening […]
A Weekend of Pie Making
A Weekend of Pie Making Last week my sister pie maker, Catherine Gewertz, came to visit me at Pie Cottage. I was introduced to Curvy Mama Pies—that’s the name of her independent pie business in Bethesda, MD—when she contacted me a few years back about what it would take to have me come to the DC […]
Outlander Kitchen Makes a Great Pie
Outlander Kitchen Makes a Great Pie Jamie and Claire. Just say those two names and many of you already know to whom I refer. I am a full on and unapologetic fan of Outlander, both the books and the TV series. I fell in love with Diana Gabaldon’s characters, Jamie and Claire, in the early 1990s when I read the first book […]