High Summer at Pie Cottage Everything is coming on strong in my little Pie Cottage garden and orchard. I have been enjoying eating and sharing kale, beets, strawberries, broccoli, and more. The tomatoes have been setting blossoms and I’m seeing their fruits plumping up on the vines. I have twelve plants this year and when […]
Welcome to Art of the Pie
I'm so glad you found me! I love making pie and more than that, I love teaching pie making. At Art of the Pie® I want to show you that making pie is easier than you think and as American as...well, Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, Peach Pie, Chicken Pot Pie and more!
Where to start? If you are a well-seasoned pie maker or missed learning this time-honored craft when you were young, you will find some pie making tips and hints in my blog.
Then check out some recipes, or learn about the Virtual Art of the Pie® Workshops that thousands have attended and Pie Camp® that has been featured in many publications and now is held virtually so you can bake along with me right in your own kitchen using your own equipment and oven. What could be easier than that!
I truly have been baking just about all my life and I'm so excited to share with you my knowledge, recipes and skills.
While you're here, enjoy some pie history and trivia, too.
There’s usually a pie on the kitchen counter at Pie Cottage so, come on in, pull up a chair, sit a spell, and of course, enjoy a piece of pie!
I hope you will join me!
Be Happy, Make Pie!
Kate McDermott, Pie Maker
Art of the Pie Virtual Workshops for July
Blueberry Pie: July 3 8AM West/11 AM EastLink to Register Honey Walnut Orange Pie: July 13 8AM West/11AM EastLink to Register Blueberry Pie When I was little, it seemed like it took forever for July 4th to get here. I couldn’t wait to go to the beach with my mom, dad, and brother to see […]
Pop Up Session: Learn to Make Rose Water
Friday June 25 at 3:30PM West/6:30PM East $5 Beat the heat, join me on Friday June 25 and learn how easy it is to make your own rose water. In this quick 30-minute session you’ll learn to make one of my very favorite ways to keep cool in the summer. The only ingredients you’ll need […]
Love Beets
Jump to Story Recipes first. You’ll find the story at the end. 😉
This Week in the Garden: June 10
I just came in from harvesting strawberries from the garden. I’m hoping to have 2-3 gallons to freeze this year. Rhubarb has been coming on for over a month and as long as I give it water I’ll continue to have stalks during the summer months. Today I’m rolling out some dough that I froze […]
How Much Does That Pie Pan Hold?
HOW MUCH DOES THAT PIE PAN HOLD? Pie pans come in all sizes and shapes. I bake in pans that range in size from big to small, and that are round, oval, square, rectangular, and hexagonal. I even have one that is in the shape of the symbol pi for use on March 14. My […]
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over! It’s here. And as the song from Carousel goes, June is bustin’ out all over! Yesterday was June 1 and right on queue the sky was northwest clear blue and the temperature got up to 78F. If you live in a warmer part of the country you may think, […]