Author Archives: allison

salted caramel apple pie bars

Posted on June 18, 2015 by allison

The world was too much this week. The world is too much most weeks, but this week in particular the string of disheartening events has felt particularly unrelenting. It’s hard to think of warm and rosy things to say about … Continue reading →

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real simple strawberry pie

Posted on June 8, 2015 by allison

Summer is my favorite season because summer means  f r u i t  and lots of it. Strawberries, in particular, are beautiful and delectable and are clearly begging to be baked in a pie. One morning a few weeks ago … Continue reading →

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buckwheat apple tart

Posted on May 1, 2015 by allison

Guest post today by a dear friend and adventurous baker. By Tim Vollmer I’ve been baking my way through the Tartine No. 3 cookbook, mostly experimenting at home with the natural fermentation breads, but also trying my hand at some … Continue reading →

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citrus galette

Posted on March 14, 2015 by allison

Ceci n’est pas une pie. Hopefully the patron saint of pie is as accepting and appreciative of diversity as I am and considers galettes to be within the broader family of Pie. Last Pi(e) Day I did not get my … Continue reading →

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peanut butter apple pie

Posted on October 29, 2014 by allison

Big shout-out to sous chef & pie-aficionado, K Mac, for his invaluable contributions to making and devouring this pie. My favorite part about baking is the earliest phase where you get to do a little dreaming. The ideal time to … Continue reading →

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carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting

Posted on July 18, 2014 by allison

Rarely do I venture into the daunting land of cake. Pie is so much more manageable, like a comfortable, over-sized, cable-knit grandpa sweater. It’s comfy. It’s warm. It’s dependable. It has a certain level of understated charm. Cake feels like … Continue reading →

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summertime lime custard pie

Posted on June 25, 2014 by allison

Summer is a great time to forget… Forget about all of the “important” things you’ve got on your to do list. Forget about how gloomy and cold it was a few months ago. Forget about all of your worries and … Continue reading →

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potato and blue cheese tart

Posted on June 9, 2014 by allison

I baked this pie on Pi(e) Day, March 14th. Unfortunately being a grad student, as it turns out, means that sometimes you lose track of time and space and pretty soon three months go by before you get around to … Continue reading →

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the one and only éclair

Posted on March 5, 2014 by allison

After the recent mini meringue burgers aka macarons, it seems we have a theme going here with this week’s mini vanilla creme corn dogs. I never thought I would compare delicate French pastries to American fast food favorites, but the … Continue reading →

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the mighty macaron

Posted on February 10, 2014 by allison

Thanks to chef de cuisine  Timothy Vollmer for being so adventurous with baking and for allowing me into your cozy kitchen as your sous chef for this expedition and to ogle your impressive selection of cookbooks. First, just to get … Continue reading →

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