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It was the caramel drizzle that made you read past the headline, wasn’t it? I knew it! 🙂 I know I’ve posted before about this pie, but that one didn’t have the drizzle. And this time I made the caramel a little differently, too, and tweaked the seasoning on the apples. So I thought I’d share those alternatives here in case they’re helpful to any of you. First, though, how about a closeup

What a lovely birthday gift: six gorgeous plump nectarines from the illustrious vineyards of Frog Hollow Farm in California. You might recall from earlier blog posts here that Frog Hollow was the farm that supplied the mind-blowing apricots for the pie workshops Kate McDermott taught at my house late last month. When the CurvyMama birthday rolled around last week, a particularly thoughtful and attentive friend, Legal

Wish you could taste these. The most intense, wonderful nectariney flavor!! Now to wrap them in pie dough and pop them in the oven… Thanks and hugs to LegalPie for the perfect birthday gift!

It was an ambush. There I was, walking innocently through my neighborhood market, when these folksy little boxes of miniature plums winked at me. They were tiny and round; some were deep red and some were a mellow yellow. They had been brought in that morning from a local farm. I couldn’t say no. Clearly, there would have to be pie within a few hours. I hurried home with the new objects of my affection, wa

What a way to start a pie: irresistible little golden and red plums from a local farm. Can’t wait til it comes out of the oven!

You remember those awesome pie workshops that Seattle pie guru Kate McDermott gave in my kitchen a couple weeks ago? The Washington Post‘s food editor, Bonnie Benwick, who joined us, has posted her luscious and funny account of the experience. Photos by Bill O’Leary are fabulous, as well! Take a look at the story! So glad that Kate and her Art of the Pie got the chance to be shared with so many people! If

If there is any doubt that giving a pie to an unsuspecting loved one is its own reward, then this picture should lay that doubt to rest:

Pie can bring you back from hell like nothing else. I have this little baby to thank for retrieving me. For those of you who napped through the national news recently, we here in D.C. spent the better part of a week in a slow, dark steam. It was hot and humid anyway–typical D.C. summer weather–but then a crazy storm hit us and left a million of us without power. As a major heat wave crested, we panted wit

I’m sad to say it’s over. Kate McDermott’s four pie-filled days with me in Washington, D.C., have come to a close and she’s downstairs packing her suitcase for a morning flight back to her little cottage in Washington state. This woman who I knew months ago only through tweets, Facebook “likes” and emails is now my full-fledged pie sister. We prowled markets for supplies together f