Seems every country, culture, and family has some form of pie. Usually meat pies, but pies. And every family, culture, and country has a story.
Today’s pie will be part of a pie lesson with Tammy Greenwood, author of many novels, and most recently Such a Pretty Girl. Tammy is from Vermont which is dairy country, which is famous for cheddar cheese. So we will be baking an apple pie inside a cheddar cheese pastry. I asked Tammy what kind of pie she wanted to make and she sent me a photo from a magazine advertising a pie like this as Vermont's state pie.
If your family had a family pie, or maybe they already do, what would it be? And, if your home state had a pie, what would it be? What about your culture, your religion, your country, your hometown? What’s your pie and what’s the story behind it?
Tammy and I will be baking at Ocean Discovery Institute’s gorgeous kitchen so watch for posts from there.
Today’s pie is that delectable Vermont Cheddar pastry piled high with apples. Let’s get those bids started at $95.
I’m adding to this post because I made a decision 15 minutes before it’s scheduled to go live. Tomorrow (Tues Nov 29) will be the last pie of NaNoPIEMo 2022. I counted and I’ve made at least 32 pies, not counting the ones I made two of the same pie. This year has been harder than most. You’d think it would be easier because it’s been four years and I would have it down. What was different about this year was my life on the other side of pie. It got harder. That’s the part of challenges that I appreciate—they bring to the surface everything that would have been so easy to just say, “Pie-severe!” Instead, something has to give. And, I’m ready to start focusing on that instead of pie. I’m not quitting (I’m not sure why that’s a bad word), but feel accomplished, and actually rather adult that I can say I need to put down my rolling pin and focus on me.
When I made the decision this morning, I immediately thought how I would be keeping some money from the kids who need it most. But I also realized they will do just fine without me and my pies. I have a book, a husband, a dog, and a soul that need me right now.
Tomorrow’s pie is going to be a Carnitas in Hatch Chilis in a cornmeal crust. It’s Giving Tuesday, so maybe this will be a great day to make it the finale of NaNoPieMo.
