Monthly Archives: May 2009

Cville Pie Down: The Recipes

Jumble Berry Pie 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 2 Tbsp. quick cooking tapioca Pinch of salt 4 cups blueberries 2 cups mix of blackberries, raspberries and sliced strawberries 1 Tbsp. orange extract Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. … Continue reading

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Cville Pie Down: Baking Day, Part Deux

A bit of a setback . . .  I’ve trashed my first batch of crust. It just didn’t meet my standards. It’s tough to judge the amount of water when it’s this hot, but not really humid. So it’s 2:30 … Continue reading

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Cville Pie Down: Baking Day

Tomorrow, I will face my arch nemesis of pie, The Food Geek, in the Cville Pie Down. Today, I bake. Actually, more accurately, today I will prep crust, shop, plan, bake, think, panic and start over. It may be a … Continue reading

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C’ville Blog of the Week: Locallectual

Locallectual on CBS-19 Thanks to the bloggers of Locallectual, Jess Meehan and Karen Beauford, for contributing to the Blog of the Week segment on WCAV CBS-19! This blog is such a wonderful resource, giving it just two minutes on the … Continue reading

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Cville Pie Down: The Web Site and Details

The C’ville Pie Down is ON (like Donkey Kong?). Details of the event are on the amazing Web site set up by one of the esteemed judges, Steve Whitaker. If you’re not clicking over (and you should, if nothing else … Continue reading

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