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Boz and Gracie, a bit out of sorts since their brethren’s recent public slight It’s the morning after Thanksgiving, the Friday that can’t be mentioned without the word ‘shopping’ in tow. The only shopping this man will be doing is for antacids and ginger ale at the corner store. On another front, one that has left [...]

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How to Make a Pumpkin Pie from Scratch Using Fresh Pumpkin I made my first fresh pumpkin pie of the season, entering it in the Vashon Farmers Market annual pumpkin pie contest.  I placed third, an admirable ranking considering the winner was a cheesecake and received bonus points for using homegrown ingredients in addition to pumpkin, i.e., cream, eggs [...]

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I love this pumpkin, warts and all! Galeux d’Eysines pumpkin roasted and ready for its pie debut. I’m not sure when I first fell in love with growing things. It’s a fascination I can’t recall not having. Of all the things I’ve grown or grow, pumpkins seem the most magical to me. A teardrop-shaped seed the [...]

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One of my favorite summer pies: Peach Custard I find there are two kinds of people in the world: pie lovers and cake eaters. Let’s see, pie: buttery, flaky crust wrapped around some molten fruit delight or cradling a creamy confection; or cake: sweet bread acting as a vehicle for icing. As you can see, for me, there’s [...]

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Gracie is banking on my poor sense of balance and propensity to be easily distracted. Today is hug-a-Brit day, as I’d like to personally thank the island nation for not only bringing us the most beautiful dog breed in existence, the British Bulldog, but also for cultivating the best baking and pie apple to bless a [...]

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