This year for our sisters’ trip, we went to Rapid City, South Dakota and environs. As we were making our plans, people told us “there’s no there.” In spite of that information, we spent an incredible week there. We started
Enjoying the “Best of Philly Pie” at the Reading Terminal Market: Chocolate Shoofly Pie, Beiler’s Bakery
Knowing that I would have a quick layover in Philadelphia, my friend Mary Anne sent me a link to “best pies in Philadelphia.” After stashing my bags at the Barnes Foundation and enjoying the amazing collection of French impressionist art,
Singing the Blues in St. Louis: Mississippi Mud Pie, Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ
On a recent visit to St. Louis, Pie Pal Jan and I visited the new National Blues Museum. The purpose of this interactive (think compose your own Blues music) museum is to connect American history and culture to the evolution
Touring St. Louis: Levee High Apple Pie, The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery, Kimmswick
On a recent trip to St. Louis, Pie Pal Jan and I had an opportunity to have lunch at The Blue Owl, a well-known restaurant in Kimmswick, Missouri a small town just south of St. Louis on the Mississippi. The
A Weekend in New Orleans: Salty Malty Ice Cream Pie, GW Fins
Usually when I visit New Orleans, I go right to favorite places in the French Quarter such as Jackson Square and Café Du Monde while picking up Mardi Gras beads along the way. But on a weekend trip to attend
Celebrating Pi Day at the Pilates Studio: Pie and Lattes
Several years ago, when a friend asked me to go to Pilates with her, I thought we were going to have pie and lattes! Now, I realize, we do that that after we take the class! This year, my Pilates
Serendipity vs. Siri: Mile-High Apple Pie, Carmen
On a trip through Eastern Pennsylvania last fall, Dick and I were driving on an interstate and were hungry for lunch – very hungry. We pulled off at the next exit and used our apps to find a nearby restaurant.
A New Year’s Moon Walk in Matanzas Pass Preserve, Fort Myers Beach, Florida: Full Moon Pie
This year, I greeted 2018 by going on a “Moon Walk” in Matanzas Pass Preserve, a sixty-acre transitional wetland preserve on Fort Myers Beach. My in-laws were contributors to its purchase in 1979! Since then, the site has added a
Making Sausage: Sausage Quiche, Smoking Goose, Indianapolis
My friend Nancy won a sausage-making class in a raffle and invited me to join her. The class was held at the Smoking Goose, a local butchery. This shop features hand-made, pasture-raised salami, salumi, smoked and dry-cured meats and terrines,
Watching the Cranberry Harvest in Central Wisconsin: Cranberry-Walnut Pie, Diane
My favorite pie is cranberry-walnut. I found the recipe in my Mother’s Milwaukee Junior League cookbook years ago, and have made it every Thanksgiving since then. As Dick and I were planning our trip to Wisconsin this fall, we discovered