Mar 19 2018SavePie Curious3/19/18Pie Curious3/19/18A life-altering lesson from a month of baking piesGwen Ihnat7SaveI swear I saw an online headline recently that stressed something like “Busyness Isn’t A Virtue”—I’m not really…
Mar 12 2018SavePie Curious3/12/18Pie Curious3/12/18The secret of baking great pies is love, not fearGwen Ihnat13SaveIn this month of pie-crust making, it has literally been one step forward, one step back. Did well with a butter…
Feb 27 2018SavePie Curious2/27/18Pie Curious2/27/18The search for a perfect pie crust: We meet again, lardGwen Ihnat17SaveI think I was in middle school when my parents declared that they were no longer going to make pie crust by hand, as…
Feb 20 2018SavePie Curious2/20/18Pie Curious2/20/18My road to better pie-making, week 2: Lard have mercyGwen Ihnat30SaveMy overall phobia about pie crust is based on the fact that yes, it can go right, but there are so very many ways it…
Feb 13 2018SavePie Curious2/13/18Pie Curious2/13/18A pie-curious baker tries to earn her crustGwen Ihnat21Save As I’ve mentioned, I am an aspirational baker, but not a very successful one in practice. Anything more complicated…