No more humble pie – or, how to make pie crust
I have a confession to make: until just a couple of years ago, I never made pie crust from scratch. The ability to roll out a pie crust seemed to me to be one of Hercules’ tasks, doable by only the...
View ArticleWhat to bring to a potluck with foodies – rustic butternut squash tarts
No, I don’t consider myself a foodie. Seriously, I don’t. Don’t give me that look! Sure I like to eat, but come on, that’s just human nature. The species wouldn’t have survived very long if we were...
View ArticleFoodtography – and a spinach ricotta butternut pie
This is a really great savory pie, a lovely hearty but not heavy supper or lunch. But, something else first. Everyone please take a look at my photos! Finally, I have produced something akin to a...
View ArticleCorn and bacon pie
I love the word cornucopia. Do you have any vivid memories that have to do specificly with learning a favorite, “fancy” word? Or is that one of those things they teach you not to do when you attend...
View ArticleTart with leeks, kale, and cantal cheese
I don’t know about you, but I still feel rather pocket sized these days. Powerless. To be perfectly honest, it’s a feeling I often struggle with anyway. So, events, disasters, scares, all tend to...
View ArticleJorrun’s rhubarb torte
If you page through my spiral bound notebook stuffed with recipes, you will almost certainly notice that it is spattered and worn and nearly fallen apart. If your eye is particularly of the sort that...
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