Cookbook Wednesday: A Year of Pies

A couple of years ago, the Wall Street Journal reviewed two pie cookbooks.  I saw the article, mentioned it to my dearly beloved, and, smart man that he is, he said, "Well, you should order both of them right now!"  (Smart man on two levels: satisfy his wife's longing for shiny things, and let her learn to bake pies and feed him!  Genius, I tell you!)

This is the one I've used less.  It's entitled A Year of Pies, and that's appropriate.

As you can see from the table of contents, the pies are organized by the season in which the ingredients are locally grown.  That's a little irrelevant in this day and age, because produce is shipped from all over, but it's an interesting concept.

The author shows, in picture form, how to mix up a pie crust.  (Excuse me for being lazy, but I'll stick with using my food processor for this part.)

And she demonstrates how to make prettier pie crust.  I probably need to spend a lot more time studying these pictures, and practicing.

Many of her recipes have photos of the ingredients, artfully arranged,

while others show a completed pie.

Some are "guest entries", and those have no photos.

I'd say about 2/3 are dessert pies, and the remainder are savory or dinner pies.

So, there you have it: A Year of Pies.  I think I hear my menfolk calling, demanding that I make more pies.

This will be my entry for Cookbook Wednesday, hosted by the charming Louise at Months of Edible Celebrations!  Happy Wednesday, everyone!