The Unites States of Pie – yum!

We hold this truth to be self-evident: America loves pie. Food writer Adrienne Kane celebrates that right. She has gathered those regional pie recipes into a new cookbook, United States of Pie. Some excerpts from the interview: Bakewell Pie: “is adapted from the very common English dessert, Bakewell Tart. I found the Bakewell Pie recipe …

Jacques Pepin Desserts – light and healthy panache, tatin, and tart

My favorite chef, Jacques Pépin, cooks up four delicious, and mostly healthy desserts: Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches Tarte Tatin Mémé’s Apple Tart Individual Chocolate Nut Pies Episode 103: Jacques helps his daughter Claudine relinquish her fear of making pastry with his easy Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches. She goes on to assist her father in the …

My Family Thanksgiving 2011 – Organic, Local, and Sustainable

The Lineup Butternut Squash Soup Turkey Gravy Mashed Potatoes Bread/Rolls Vegetables (corn on the cob) Cranberry Stuffing Pumpkin/Apple Pie Whipped Cream Sourcing Butternut Squash Soup: Farmers Market. Gourd. Cut in half, remove seeds, bake till a knife slides out easily. Usually 40+ minutes at 350-400. Then, remove the skin, add water, and blend. Also, consider nutmeg …