Pies & Tarts
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Star-Spangled Sour Cherry Pie
Happy 4th of July (for all of us in America that is!) I hope everyone is enjoying a day off spend with friends and family. Although this is not a favorite holiday of mine (too hot and humid here usually), I do love lots of the dessert options it creates. This year I knew I wanted to make something with sour cherries.
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Cranberry Apple Crumble Pie
As I have mentioned here before, I have always loved Christmas. I really like buying gifts, wrapping them beautifully, decorating the house, and baking and cooking delicious things. It’s never felt like a chore…until now.
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S’more Pie
Pi Day is March 14 – the day dedicated to celebrating pi (π), the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The number of digits in pi are infinite, but it starts with 3.14, hence the March 14 celebration. (And yes, I did have to do a Google search to remember all that. All I could recall was that it had something to do with geometry and circles. Math was not my favorite subject). The obvious way to celebrate pi day is with pie. The words are pronounced the same, and pies are (generally) circles. It’s a perfect match between math and food. To celebrate, I decided to create a pie…
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Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
The holidays can be both a fun and frustrating time to be a baker. Everyone is thrilled to have your skills this time of year, instead of annoyed that you are busting their diet. And there are so many fun holiday flavors: pumpkin, apple, peppermint, warm spices. There are lots of delicious things to make for the celebrations with friends and family.