Blog Archives for category sweet pies
Puff Pastry, Meat, and Lava
Unfortunately, we have reached the end. We all knew this was coming, the pie that is the month of January… Continue reading »
Blackberry Cheesecake & Spinach, Ham, Feta Quiche
Blackberry Cheesecake Pie This is thanks to Hussain’s recipe. Crust: 2 – 2 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs… Continue reading »
The Ultimate Fruit Basket
I knew right away that I wanted to go all-out for presentation week. My mind was overflowing with ideas (not… Continue reading »
Lo How a Rose
In honor of this week’s decorative theme, I decided to tackle a baking feat I’ve been meaning to master for a… Continue reading »
Are You There, Pie? It’s Me, Hussain
I looked forward to this week mostly because of two main reasons. The first was Top Chef and the second… Continue reading »
Katie’s 2nd Pie Ever: Butterscotch Pecan Custard
For the first week of David’s class, I decided to attempt a Butterscotch Pecan Custard Pie – Yum. The ingredients:… Continue reading »
An abundance of sugar
This week, we made sweet pies. After settling ourselves into pairs, we set off to make pastry, filling, and a… Continue reading »
So Many Pies, So Little Time
This first week I feel like we were all overwhelmed with the sheer number of possibilities when it comes to… Continue reading »
Sweet Pies!!
There was nothing more exciting, relaxing, and perhaps a bit mystifying than the idea of spending an entire three week… Continue reading »
Better Late Than Never
My first blog post for this class is overdue by far, but as the title suggests, at least I’m getting… Continue reading »
Sweet Week
After a productive first day of pastry-making with my partner, Moiz, it took me a while to decide which pie… Continue reading »
These too are Pies.
The readings for this week said that a filling needs to be surrounded by pastry to become a pie. I… Continue reading »
A Sweet Start to Winter Study
After much deliberating and drooling over cook books, Stephanie and I finally decided on three sweet pies to tackle this… Continue reading »
A little (or a LOT of) pie for your day…
After completing our initial two servings of dough (half butter and half crisco in my case and all butter in… Continue reading »
My First Pie Ever: Rustic Pear and Raspberry Pie
As I entered the kitchen of the First Congregational Church on the first day of this year’s Life of Pie… Continue reading »