Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
Earlier this week, a friend had a birthday. Normally, that would have involved a celebration, a trip out to toast the occasion of a milestone birthday. But these are not normal times. So, I started making plans for a birthday dessert that could be delivered Read More
There’s something striking about a pie or tart topped with a mound of meringue. That cloud of meringue always calls to me. As much as I like a baked meringue like the one that tops the Flourless Chocolate Cake with Brown Sugar Meringue I often Read More
These flaky, buttery tart shells are ideal for pairing with your favorite sweet or savory fillings. They can be made ahead of time and kept at room temperature for several days. They can also be frozen for a month or longer and allowed to thaw Read More
Banana Cream Pie is delicious in any form, but this one is my favorite. I use Nilla Wafers for the cookie crust because it reminds me of the banana pudding dessert I loved as a little girl. They were usually topped with a few of Read More
What could be better than a combination of rich, chocolate cream made from scratch over a graham cracker crumb pie crust topped with vanilla bean whipped cream? For a pie lover like me, adding shaved chocolate to the mix sends this recipe for chocolate cream pie to the top of my favorites list.
As a child, every Thanksgiving and Christmas was celebrated with my paternal grandmother’s homemade pies. She always had a collection of them fresh out of the oven, ready to mark the end of another family meal. I could always count on finding some sort of Read More
If I ranked my favorite foods, heirloom tomatoes and homemade pie would both be at the top of my list. In fact, they might occupy the first and second spot. Please don’t ask me to choose one of them as my absolute favorite because I’m Read More
If you’ve been following this blog for very long, you know how much I love pie. I was fortunate to grow up with a Grandmother who loved to bake pie. She loved to serve me and the other members of our family one of her Read More
I adore fresh pie. I love to make it as much as I love to enjoy a slice with my family. One bite of a freshly baked berry pie and I am magically transformed to a time and place deeply embedded in my childhood. I Read More
Pie was among the first recipes I taught myself to make. I was in junior high when I finally mastered pie making. It had taken me several attempts to get a feel for rolling out the dough evenly and transferring it to the pie plate Read More
A few months ago, I was asked by The Daily Meal to share the story of my oldest family recipe. They went on to ask if I had created a dish that could become a new family tradition. I couldn’t wait to answer both questions Read More