A Very Berry Pie
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Friday, July 23, 2010
For his 14th birthday on Tuesday, Eamon declined a traditional birthday cake and requested “pie with lots of different berries in it.”
The only problem was that I don’t happen to have a recipe for “pie with lots of different berries in it.”
The first place I decided to look was one of my favorite recipe sites: AllRecipes.com. I love how the recipes at this site are all rated by “real cooks” and there... READ MORE
Fresh From the Freezer
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Monday, June 14, 2010
I am a big fan of pie. In the summertime, though, the idea of heating up my kitchen with baking is not so appealing.
What is appealing, though, are the many cool treats you can make and then serve fresh from the freezer, all summer long. The bonus, I have found, is that “freezer baking” tends to be even simpler than the oven kind. Many of the recipes I use have three steps: Mix, Dump, Freeze.
This... READ MORE
And The Winner Is…
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Thursday, December 03, 2009
Congratulations to Sarah for creating the winning entry in our fall pie contest.
Doesn’t her pie look gorgeous?
She used my recipe, so I am very proud, but I was not one of the judges, so rest assured that didn’t influence matters.
A $40 gift certificate to Pampered Chef is headed her way for her efforts.
Thanks to Emilie Presnall for providing the prize, and to everyone who participated: my friends willing to be corralled as judges, the entrants, and everyone who just stopped by to drool a little.
Do we need a Christmas contest? What would be fun for you?
Hurrah For The Pumpkin (& Other) Pie!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Friday, November 27, 2009
Update: This contest is now CLOSED.
Make the pleasures of Thanksgiving last by showing off your pie or tart.
Share a photo (and recipe perhaps?) for us all to enjoy, and you will automatically be entered to win a $40 gift certificate to Pampered Chef.
The prize has been donated by generous reader Emilie Presnall.( Be sure to check out her Pampered Chef site.)
To participate, just post a picture... READ MORE
A Really Tart Tart
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, November 23, 2009
If you’re fond of a tart pie—if your taste runs to sour cherry and granny smith—
then you’re sure to love this cranberry pie, which has become a family holiday favorite.
One year there were no cranberries left in the stores the week of Christmas, and several visiting relatives were quite put out.
The recipe is adapted from The Cranberry Connection.
Cranberry Pie:
Crust: use your favorite recipe for... READ MORE
Fall Pie Contest
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, November 23, 2009
Baking a signature pie for your Thanksgiving table?
Snap a picture of it and enter our fall pie contest, which will open Friday.
Generous reader Emilie has donated a $40 Pampered Chef gift certificate as a prize.
Yum Without the Yuck
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Thursday, November 12, 2009
Juliette is my resident baker. She likes goodies of all kinds and bakes regularly (Hmmm, where does she get that?).
Yesterday, she asked if she could try a pie. And her chocolate-loving Mama suggested she try a French Silk chocolate pie. I have fond memories of baking these delicious desserts years ago with college roommates.
When I looked up the recipes, though, I was surprised to find that pretty... READ MORE
A Panic-Inducing Sign
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Monday, September 21, 2009
Our family’s annual Oktoberfest is this coming Saturday. 38 kids and 17 grown ups coming to my house for fall feasting means I’ve been preparing to bake pumpkin bread and pumpkin pie. And plenty of it.
Imagine my panic, then, when at the store this weekend I saw this sign.
No canned pumpkin. Darn all that rain!
I did the rest of my shopping with my heart in my throat, all the while envisioning a potentially... READ MORE
Idle Question
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, August 24, 2009
Um, no special reason, but….
Is a tart a pie?
Vote in comments by noon tomorrow.
Also: Little Catholic Hedge & Sarah C., please check comments at the Pie Contest Post for a message.
Faith & Family Pie Contest Begins
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Thanks to all who entered. This contest is now CLOSED. Little Catholic Hedge & Sarah C., see comments below for an urgent message!
The first-ever Faith & Family Pie Contest is officially underway.
Enter by posting pictures of your home-made fruit pie to your blog or flickr page, then using the Mr. Linky device below.
You have until August 23rd at midnight to enter.
Then a 3-judge panel will select the prettiest pie and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the King Arthur Flour catalogue. (Thanks KAF!)
The judges can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with.
Have at!
(Remember to link to a specific blog post, not to a generic url address).
