Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie is an American Icon at Macy’s (May 16)
Enjoy a free sample of the winning Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie Thursday, May 16 from 5 – 7:30 PM at Macy’s Metro Center (1201 G Street, NW). The makes-me-wannaSHOUT! Baking Challenge has been invited to be part of the launch of Macy’s “American Icons” campaign. 2013 baking challenge winner Annalee Ash, and Eatonville executive chef Rafael Nunez will be at the event. We’ll have copies of the recipe available. And Macy’s will be offering door prizes throughout the day. For a schedule of Macy’s...
read moreNow Serving at Eatonville: Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie
2013 Pie Baking Challenge winner Annalee Ash and Eatonville pastry chef Gregoria Contreras baked the first Vinegar Pie together — test run for the menu. Gregoria is a pro when it comes to baking the winning desserts. She’s been doing it since the start of the makesmewannaSHOUT! Baking Challenge in 2011. Based on how quickly the baking process went, this pie should be a “piece of cake” for the Eatonville kitchen. It made its debut on the menu this week. Next Thursday, May 16 from 5-7 Eatonville will provide free samples...
read more2011 Winning Coconut Cake Recipe in new Washington Post Cookbook
Last night the Washington Post hosted a panel of former and current Food editors to celebrate the publication of the newspaper’s first cookbook. The Washington Post Cookbook: Readers’ Favorite Recipes features the most reader requested recipes including Decoyise Brown‘s prize-winning Coconut Cake [with Lemon Filling] and Cream Cheese Frosting from the first Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Baking Challenge in 2011. Bonnie Benwick, editor for the cookbook and deputy food editor for the Washington Post food section, profiled Decoyise...
read moreMeet Our Finalists: Annalee Ash – Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie
Can’t decide if Annalee’s Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie was a surprise or a shock to the taste buds of the audience at the Semifinals. They loved it! Annalee’s Old-Fashioned Vinegar pie may very well change vinegar’s sour reputation to something delightfully sweet. The pie includes almonds. Some people compared it to Shoo-Fly or Chess pie. The only people not surprised by this pie’s popularity were Southerners. Here’s Annalee’s Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie Story. OLD-FASHIONED VINEGAR PIE Annalee...
read moreMeet Our Finalists: Maureen Severin – German Chocolate Pie
Can’t help but go back to last year’s Chocolate Layer Cake challenge. We were certain a German Chocolate Cake was going to enter the challenge. I guess German Chocolate was waiting for the pie. Maureen Severin’s German Chocolate Pie is the “holiday” dessert when nuts and chocolates are shared and gifted from fall through winter. It’s the “Special Occasion” pie for birthdays, promotions, anniversaries. German Chocolate lovers celebrate. They have the best of both worlds. Read Maureen’s...
read moreMeet Our Finalists: Cheryl Thompson – Cheryl’s Nice and Naughty Sweet Potato Pie
Cheryl’s pie story inspires marquee titles like “The Sweet Kiss Goodbye.” In this scene you don’t want to listen from behind the door; you want a seat at the table whatever the case. Cheryl’s Nice and Naughty Sweet Potato Pie shows how home bakers are putting a new twist on the traditional sweet potato pie. Cheryl’s N&N has a gingersnap cookie crust, with sweet potato/cream cheese filling. It’s topped with brown sugar glazed chopped walnuts. Smooth, Snap, Crunch. That’s sweet...
read moreMeet Our Finalists: Matt Gyory – Raspberry Rhubarb Pie
Matt Gyory‘s Raspberry Rhubarb pie took the audience and judges by surprise. One of the defining and praised characteristics of Matt’s pie was its solid texture which he attributes to the right amount of flour and tapioca. Rhubarb newbies may mistake the filling for celery especially when the filling spreads itself out on the plate. But Matt’s pie is a solid contender. And raspberry just adds another wonderful flavor to the mix. Here’s Matt’s Raspberry Rhubarb Pie Story. RASPBERRY RHUBARB PIE Matt...
read moreMeet Our Finalists: Meredith Newmark – Triple-Crust Cast-Iron Skillet Apple Pie
Meredith’s Triple-Crust Cast-Iron Skillet Apple Pie was the “People’s Choice” at the March 23rd Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Pie Baking Challenge semifinals at Martha’s Table. Meredith gets extra points for bringing her apple pie in several cast-iron skillets for her table display. Now that’s flexing your muscle. Most of us only have one good skillet that becomes a family heirloom. Looking at her pies framed by cast-iron handles just warmed you all over. There are flavors a cast-iron skillet holds that...
read moreThe Life Story of Pie (Finale)
This wraps up our Semifinalists’ pie stories for the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Pie Baking Challenge. If you loved the stories, you’ll love the pies. Saturday, March 27, the pies and bakers featured in this week’s blog posts will be at Martha’s Table. Tickets for the Semifinals event are available on Eventbrite. [$15 of the $20 ticket price will be donated to Martha's Table.] You and the judges will have the opportunity to taste and vote for your favorites. Five pies will go to the final round and one will win the...
read moreThe Life Story of Pie (Part 2)
Today’s pie stories are from our Semifinanlists Meredith Newmark (Triple-Crust Cast-Iron Skillet Apple Pie), Cheryl Thompson (Cheryl’s Nice and Naughty Sweet Potato Pie), and Cora Gaines (Dottie Sweet Potato Pie). TRIPLE-CRUST CAST-IRON SKILLET APPLE PIE Meredith Newmark Program Manager Silver Spring, MD Most of my friends who taste this pie think it is unique because it has not one, not two, but THREE crusts –- and yet still seems to have the perfect apple-to-crust ratio. Other friends marvel at the fact that it is baked in a...
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