As the deadline to register your pie for KCRW's 7th Annual Good Food Pie Contest approaches I thought I would pitch in with some last minute ideas, resources, and tips. What pie should you make? Pick a pie you're comfortable making or that you're willing to make at least 5-10 ...read more
If a small room full of 40 students standing elbow to elbow can go from the chaos pictured above to the skillful result below in one hour (!), then you have time to enter the Good Food Pie Contest and practice a winning pie. Deadline is Sunday September 28 at ...read more
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 reinforce the idea that perfection ...read more
This isn't about ice cream pie. We'll save that subject for summer. No, this is about making a whole fruit or savory pie ahead and freezing it before baking. Last week I had gorgeous Harry's Berries and the first rhubarb of the season. I had to make pie before the ...read more