John C. Campbell Folk School

John C. Campbell Folk School

How do you describe an experience you'll remember the rest of your life?  With great difficulty.  My ten day trip to North Carolina was so dense with experience that I have to break it up into manageable parts.  First up is at look at the John

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Fresh Strawberry Pie

Pie for Valentine’s Day

It seems that global warming has given Southern California the gift of fresh strawberries earlier than usual.  So why not take the gift and throw together a Fresh Strawberry Pie. It's fast, easy and very pretty and red!  Perfect for the holiday, even if your

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mixed berry sour cream pie

Mixed Berry Sour Cream Pie

Last week I interviewed Zoe Nathan about her new book Huckleberry.  Of course one of the topics of our conversation was Pie.  She talked about how much she loves a messy pie.  So of course I had to make one.  I love when professional bakers

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