Entries Tagged as 'pie'
We get grapes from so many places around the world now that we forget to think of them as seasonal fruit, but anyone who lives in or near wine country knows that fall is the time of the grape harvest, and that applies to table grapes as well. The best, sweetest, most flavorful varieties abound in fall – the red, green and black grapes we see every day, but also the headily perfumed muscat grapes and the classically flavored concord grapes. I had long wanted to make a grape pie, but the grapes with the truest “grape” flavor — the flavor of grape juice and grape jelly — are Concord grapes, which are also famous for their grape seeds.
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Tags: autumn·grapes·pie
When my dad died, well-wishers contacted me and asked, “What can I do?” How do you answer that question? “Bring him back” “Turn back the clock” “Make me feel better”? The truth is, it’s hard to do anything. The person you really want to talk to, to share the jokes with, to check in with, [...]
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These tiny pies are fun. First of all – tiny pies? Always fun. Put them in jars and you double the fun (and make them super easy to transport for a picnic or a beach trip — see? More fun.) These are tart and refreshing and, unlike traditional key lime pies, light, low fat and relatively healthy. Lightened with egg whites, tangy with yogurt and lime juice, these mini pies are what summer was meant to be.
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Tags: limes·picnic·pie·Summer·yogurt
