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Wow It’s Happening

09/16/2016 By Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie 14 Comments

Wow It’s Happening!

Wow it’s happening! Book release day is just around the corner and I’ve heard from some that they have received theirs from QVC already and that they love what they are seeing! Now, this doesn’t mean that I’m sitting back and resting on my laurels…you know the blue ones and the green best of show ribbons from the county fair.  But, time feels like it is speeding up mightily and I’m trying my best to keep my center—keeping that and connected to my family are more important to me than anything. I’m doing my best to get to bed by 11pm every night hoping for seven and sometimes eight hours of rest and when I can convince Mr Fez he doesn’t need to sleep right on my feet or meow at the door to go at at three in the morning I seem to be getting it. Gretapie has her own bed at the foot of mine and most of the time sleeps through it all. What a girl!

Last weekend I got to meet Simran Sethi who had come to Tucson just to take a pie making workshop from me at Hacienda Del Sol. She had sent me a copy of her book Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love a few weeks in advance and I loved it so much that when I went out to the Hoh River for a few days, I took it with me and would read snippets of it out loud to my host. Simran’s work has taken her all over the world as she researches and writes about food, sustainability, and social change. I would put her in the small group of people who I think of as heroes. She is an amazing woman and if you are interested in reading…I mean really reading…about foods that we are losing, get her book. She is an exceptional writer and this is an important topic.

That night when I got home to Pie Cottage, Gretapie was pretty tired from the ten mile hike she had gone on with Duncan and friends. Ten miles for you and me, would be more like fifteen miles or more for my sweet 4-legged beauty. She greeted me with a wag of the tail and then collapsed on her bed.

Yesterday I attended the wedding of one of my piano students from years ago. It is truly a blessing to see someone I have known for nearly 25 years grow into such a beautiful, elegant, gracious, talented and happy woman.

olivia

And today?  Well, so far I have had an interview with the Executive Lifestyle Editor for Cosmopolitan. Can you believe that? I was interviewed by Cosmo and the article is already up online. I worked on an article for another publication coming up which had me going back to old recipes and tweaking them further with some alternative ingredients. More on all of that if and when it posts. Next I’ll make a couple of pies for two women who are coming to visit Pie Cottage tomorrow. One I know and one I look forward to meeting.

And, I’m really hoping that the rains will set in so that soil will soften up enough that I can dig up some of the new garden beds at least enough so that I can get the garlic planted and some new tulip bulbs tucked in.

Many blessings to you all.
Kate

Filed Under: Pie Cottage Tagged With: Cosmopoliotan, Duncan, Gretapie, Hacienda Del Sol, Hoh River, Pie Cottage, Simran Sethi, Tucson

14 Thoughts on Wow It’s Happening
    Susan Schrager
    16 Sep 2016
    6:52pm

    You’re very lucky, Kate.

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      16 Sep 2016
      6:53pm

      Yes, I am, Susan.

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    Diana
    16 Sep 2016
    7:45pm

    Congratulations on having so many great things happening now! I’m certain you’ve worked hard to make it all happen and I hope you’re enjoying every moment!

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      17 Sep 2016
      10:56am

      Thanks so very much Diana!

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    Rose Parris
    16 Sep 2016
    9:15pm

    Attaboy, girl! I’m proud to be a member of your cheering section.

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      17 Sep 2016
      10:56am

      Go Team Pie!

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    Rose Parris
    16 Sep 2016
    9:31pm

    If you schedule a book tour, I hope you’ll include Austin. Elise and I would love to host you during your stay.

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      17 Sep 2016
      10:57am

      I’m really hoping that the stars will align for a trip to Austin.

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    Robin
    17 Sep 2016
    11:06am

    So nice to hear of the goings on at Pie Cottage Kate!

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      17 Sep 2016
      11:08am

      Thank you dear friend. xo

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    Janet
    17 Sep 2016
    7:16pm

    Great Job Kate! Received my Book yesterday!
    Thank you

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      17 Sep 2016
      7:18pm

      Wonderful and Thank YOU!

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    Tanya Crenovich
    8 Oct 2016
    3:30pm

    Hi Kate,

    I just finished “Art of the Pie”. Though I have read a lot of ‘food writing’, I very seldom read a cookbook cover to cover, but I just did. It was a joy. I already use your lard/butter crust recipe but I learned more details as I read and I hope to start trying some recipes soon. My grandmother made a great pie and I have some of her old metal pie pans. Nothing fancy but I still enjoy having them.

    I have a question that if answered in the book, I must have missed. What is the best way to keep rendered leaf lard? Is it okay to freeze and if so how long can it be frozen and still be good?

    Thank you for a lovely time on this rainy Seattle afternoon.

    Tanya

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      8 Oct 2016
      4:54pm

      Hi Tanya- Thanks so much for your very kind words! Leaf lard storage is covered in the book. You can store well-wrapped leaf lard in the fridge for six months and in the freezer for up to one year, although Rose Berenbaum Levy says in The Pie and Pastry Bible that two years in the freezer is safe.Be Happy and Make Lots of Pies!
      Kate

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