I’m on a slippery slope right now with pumpkin pie. I must have touched some kryptonite-laced pumpkin because my powers are gone. Recently, I hosted a Pie Supper (more on that later) and made pumpkin pie as one of the choices. Five of them to be exact. I followed my usual recipe, par-baked the crusts […]
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Pie Eyed is coming up on its 10 year anniversary this September. TEN! The only thing I’ve ever done for 10 years straight is marriage and parenting. Other than those situations which are bound by legal contracts and birth certificates, I’ve never had the stamina to stick with something for so long. Until pie. I […]
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I will go to great lengths to avoid blind baking a pie crust. It is my least favorite task and I will settle for a soggy bottom before I spend an extra half hour pre-baking and cooling a crust. However, there are times when it is necessary and it can be done successfully with a […]
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The Kind of Eyes My son stopped me the other day and asked me why my eyes didn’t look happy. It was a moment where I was caught in the middle of kid homework, work email, neighbor kids in the backyard fighting over the football, and no ideas of what to make for dinner. My […]
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I don’t regard myself as an entertainer. I lack the skill or the energy to plan parties with thematic decor, parchment wrapped mini sandwiches, and coordinating signs on chalk boards. In fact, I get very overwhelmed when I see blog posts or magazine articles telling me how easy it is to create the perfect summer […]
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I’m on lock-down. A one year lock-down from initiating any change that adversely affects our family financially. This lock-down, imposed by my husband, feels a bit like being grounded from hanging out with my friends. I feel restrained and am trying my best to infuse some interest and energy into my life within the boundaries […]
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The lens through which I come up with ideas is admittedly a tad off the grid from what your average person might consider normal. I’m rarely surprised that when I throw an idea out there, I’m often met with looks of skepticism or, in most cases, advice not to do it. But, in most cases, […]
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Pie is my zen. Time and again, I’m always surprised by the random thoughts that enter my mind as I clear my head and focus on making pie. Over the past few weeks, my pietifications have centered around a funny phenomenon that I now affectionately call the Disappearing Mommy. I’ve been seeing articles recently about […]
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I dread baking during the work week for one simple reason – dishes. I love the baking part, but the aftermath is just so overwhelming when all I want to do is call it a night and go to bed. My M.O. each time I’m in the kitchen is to use as few utensils and […]
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Do you ever have those weeks where you feel like you’re trying way too hard? For some reason, you have deliberately complicated your days with too many tasks and too many commitments all in the name of proving to yourself you can do it all? That was my week. I blame it on kindergarten. If […]
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My parents came to town this weekend, so I wanted to knock their socks off with all this pie I’ve been ranting about (plus, if we’re being honest here, I knew they would play with the boys and I could bake!). I planned a pie-a-palooza of a weekend – dough experiments, mini pies, whole pies. […]
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I’m feeling the consequences of too much pie. I think I am honestly hung over. It is not news that pie crust is nowhere near healthy – I’m not even going to try to claim the calcium from butter. Ian and I have been eating an average of one mini-pie a day…for the past month. […]
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