I’ve added a more difficult version of the asado pie recipe if you want to use all homemade ingredients. It includes a recipe for my dad’s salsa. Here’s a video of the peach pie baking.

PHOTOSHOOT

In preparation for a San Diego Union Tribune article on me and my pies, I prepared three pies. Top to bottom: Vanilla Bean Peach Pie, Pollo Asado in a Cornmeal Crust, and Double cherry with a Brown Sugar Topping. I call the latter The Best Cherry Pie because it was THE best cherry pie I’ve made this season. A new recipe, but it’s also very simple. Subscribe to my newsletter and I’ll send out the link to the article when it is published. In the meantime, try the recipes and let me know how they taste from your kitchen.

CHERRY PIE SEASON is Here!

Cherry pie season is upon us. My favorite time of year. I buy every cherry I come across because the season is too short and I am fearful of not having fresh cherries when I want them—I stop at roadside stands, farmer’s markets, Trader Joe’s produce aisle, and any grocery store. The best are the roadside stands, of course. My cherry-red brake lights barely warn the driver behind me that I’m veering off the road to buy a bucket of sweet California cherries.

Here’s a quick recipe I started using this summer, and it’s been a big hit. Feel free to leave the chocolate out, but it was a nice touch.