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Category Archives: Pie
friday pie day: apple blackberry ginger
When I was growing up in sunny Southern California, we had a massive, sprawling blackberry shrub in the backyard that I would spend hours in the summer sifting through for its precious, juicy treasures until my fingers were raw from … Continue reading
blueberry lavender cream pie – a blue pie for a blue planet
Happy Earth Day! I am a humongous fan of the earth and although I think it ought to be celebrated every day, I’m glad it has its own special day around which the world can rally and collectively express love … Continue reading
friday pie day: old-fashioned pecan pie
Welcome to the second installment of Friday pie day. Friends, this is a good one. Though I don’t normally think of pecan pie outside of Thanksgiving and Christmas, a pie as delicious and easy to make as this ought to … Continue reading
friday pie day: meyer lemon pie
For the month of April I have decided to bake a pie a week, so consider this the first of four Friday Pie Days. In an effort not to have April also be the month I gain 50 lbs, I … Continue reading
girl scout cookie pies: peanut butterscotch, lemon creme
For anybody lucky enough to have grown up in a country where girl scouts dutifully take to the streets each year and sell their brightly-colored boxes of cookies, these pies are the answers to a question you may have never … Continue reading
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pear crostata with almond oat crust – how to please your toughest critic
Today I received one of the best compliments about a baked good I’ve ever heard. First, a little background: My father, who’s visiting from Southern California with my mom, is one of my favorite people in the world and also … Continue reading
chocolate cream pie w/oatmeal crust (minus the cream)
There is no cream in this chocolate cream pie. Yet creamy is the best adjective I can think of to describe this delectable non-dairy dessert. Despite it lacking the milk fat typical of cream pies, this one packs a flavor … Continue reading
flaky pie crust that’ll never let you down
It is my firm opinion that pie crust makes a pie. I will never, ever bake with a store-bought pie crust. Ever. I don’t trust them. How can I guarantee that a pie will taste delicious if I can’t ensure … Continue reading
vegan blackberry, raspberry, pear – or, sometimes pie can let you down.
Let me be clear here: My first words were “more meat!” – shouted across the table to my parents who thought it cute to feed bits of filet mignon to their infant daughter – so there’s really no conceivable way … Continue reading
the patron saint of pie 