August 2011
11 posts
Pie: A History
According to What’s Cooking’s History of Pie:
“The purpose of a pastry shell was mainly to serve as a baking dish. For hundreds of years, it was the only form of baking container used, meaning everything was a pie.”
EVERYTHING WAS A PIE!
I was born in the wrong era.
But I’d like to start a pie-volution now.
I’ve been amassing my arsenal
Training...
drivers wanted.
Tonight is the night that I start baking for the BAKESALE! I’ve taken three trips to three different stores on my bicycle and am finally ready to start making some crusts. Once I’ve earned my lady bakership, ages and ages from now, I’m thinking I might splurge for a car to make the gathering of groceries that much easier. Or perhaps a driver. yeah, a driver … “Driver,...
eyes on the pies
First things first. The title of this post is entirely thanks to Randy.. and I think it has the potential to become the slogan for the ‘tour of pie’ because, duh, I’m keeping my eyes on the pie prize.
NEWS! I have news. My bourbon bacon pecan pie is going to have a trial run this weekend at the Pork Shoppe, here in Chicago. I’m absolutely thrilled, and while it will be...
my favorite things
The last two days have been all about pie, surprise surprise. I needed to bake two chicken pot pies, a french silk pie with strawberries and a strawberry rhubarb birthday pie. And since I am a homeless vagabond these days, baking pies means baking with friends (aka. using friends for their kitchens… and company!!) The chicken pot pie came first and I was lucky enough to have help with the...
“Candy might be sweet, but it’s a traveling carnival blowing through town. Pie is...”
– ~ Pushing Daisies
'Tour of Pie' Kickoff
Friends!
I’m leaving Chicago (just for a little bit!) to go on what I’m fondly referring to as my ‘tour of pie.’ Which means that over the next few months I’m going to be hopping from state to state to apprentice at different pie shops. SO, to kick off the trip I’m going to have a big ole party and BAKESALE.
I would love love love to see all of your...
the 'teeny' in teeny pies
How to introduce myself?
I’m an aspiring lady baker with a newly found passion for pies. For as far back as I can remember, I’ve been baking. It started with my mom (quite the lady baker herself), who used to provide me with miniature sized tins of whatever she was making so that I could bake right alongside her. Recently I’ve decided that becoming a lady pie baker is...
