apple pie recipes

It's Pi Day!  We are happy to be participating in an annual holiday that only math geeks may appreciate...Today is 3.14...Get it?  Pi Day!  In case you were wondering, Pi ( π or 3.14159265...) is the number that is derived when you...

These last few days have had me looking for all sorts of meats and vegetables that can be dipped or served with this sauce. So far I can say pork chops, tilapia, cut carrots and celery work really well with this. How did this come about? I was making p...

 Warm, crunchy, cinnamoney goodness all in one bite.  I just couldn't wait any longer to sample this last night.  I made this pie as my dad was coming over for dinner and to do some handy work.  He's a furniture/cabinet maker, and h...

Following my experiment with vodka pie crust, I decided to continue exploring these newfound possibilities of turning out perfectly crispy pie crust - with booze!This time, the variable was brandy. I used the same base pie crust recipe, from Martha Ste...

Yesterday was my one year blogiversary! I really can't believe it's been a whole year of baking and posting.  It's been so amazing (virtually) meeting so many other bloggers and finding a place in such a great community. A year ago I was in a ...

Was it all the late-spring rain we got in Nor Cal this year? Was it the compost and mulch I added to the fruit tree area? Whatever the reason, we got a bumper crop of all our fruits this year. I never did find out what type of apple we are growing, but...

I for sure know that I am beating a dead horse.  But I cannot contain my excitement about the arrival of fall.  I just love everything about it.  I have been burning a Harvest candle for a month already just to get the fall smell into my house.  Who cares if it is 96...