lemon meringue pie
Last year, Brant and I realized that our neighbors had a giant lemon tree loaded with fruit that they weren’t using. Not ones to let food go to waste, we started collecting their lemons and making...
View Articlestrawberry rhubarb crumb pie
This spring my mom was at our local garden store and asked me if I wanted her to pick up any seeds or starts. Yes, I told her. Two packages of rhubarb, please. I guess I operate a bit backwards...
View Articlepre-baking pie crust
Some pie recipes recommend pre-baking the pie crust. Here is how Pie recommends that you pre-bake your pie crust. I’ll reference this page when I have recipes that call for a pre-baked pie crust!...
View Articlecherry custard pie
As promised, I had cherry pie on my agenda for this summer. My husband is not a cherry pie fan, so I thought I’d win him over with a custard version. According to Brant, custard makes anything better....
View Articlecheesecake pie with cherry topping
Let the Pie of the Month Club begin! I promised you cherry pies and now look! Here it is! I love cherries but in the past I have never dreamed of cooking with them. Removing all the pits seemed like a...
View Articleapricot mango pie
You’ve heard about the Pie of the Month Club, right? Well, it’s August, so that means…. MORE PIE! This pie is *supposed* to have just apricots and mangoes in it but, unbeknownst to me, my mangoes were...
View Articlelattice-top fresh peach pie with hints of rosemary
Labor Day is almost here and many fellow bloggers are insinuating that maybe this means fall is here. This simply cannot be. I have not gorged on enough peaches, tomatoes, and strawberries to say...
View Articlepie of the month: pear and jalapeño jelly pie
First, don’t you dare turn your nose up at this pie yet. You haven’t even tried it. Second, I did try it. It’s good. And it doesn’t taste like jalapeños or jelly. Third, I made this pie way back in...
View Article5 pound apple pie
October slipped away so quickly that I completely forgot to share this pie with you! Oops! Here’s the Pie of the Month for November October! I found this recipe in Nick Malgieri’s Modern Baker book...
View Articlepumpkin cheesecake pie
Are you a Thanksgiving Traditionalist or a Thanksgiving Adventurer? I’m somewhere in the middle. I love the traditional Thanksgiving spread with its turkey and cranberry sauce and yams and pumpkin...
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