Catch Me if You Can
I love this shot that Christy Majors snapped at the Our Lady of Angels Monastery, Crozet, Va., where they the nuns make incredible Gouda cheese. You can see it's not all about the verdant hills and grazing cattle. These women have machines—and they know how to use them. The article about the cheese-making nuns is in the newest issue of Flavor Magazine. One of the questions I asked the nuns, of course, was if they eat pie. Of course they do—and they love it. Here's the...
Read MoreOther Cvillepiefest Judges Weigh In
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Read MorePie Drunk Days
This past Saturday as a fateful event for me—it was the first time I have ever reached my fill of my much-loved dessert of choice. The Cvillepiefest (http://www.cvillepiefest.com) took place on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Mudhouse in Crozet, Va. The “piebrainchild” of Steve Whitaker, Brian Geiger, and Marijean Jaggers, Cvillepiefest, the grassroots fundraising event was a great success, with well over 100 people attending and countless pie competitors. The count was more than any...
Read MoreFoodie Fiction List
I ran across an interesting list of foodie books, including fiction, this morning and I thought I'd share it with you. The historical romance that I've written "Tempting Will McGlashen," is also a bit of a foodie novel, albeit unpublished at this point. Great list. Enjoy! http://www.boulderweekly.com/20090806/cuisine1.html
Read MoreMrs. Rowe’s Mincemeat Pie
Full disclosure: I wouldn't eat this pie if it was the last pie on earth. But I do fully appreciate the history and tradition of it—and Mrs. Rowe's approach, which was meticulous and thrifty. According to Grace Firth, author of "Stillroom Cookery" (1977, EPM Publications), “Mincemeat is a salute to the triumph of nature and humanity’s ingenuity in bringing it all together in pie.” Give it a try and let me know how it goes. I won't be testing it though. I'll...
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