Hi friends, and welcome to the Betty Eatz Podcast! In every episode, you’ll hear the story behind your favorite food writers, recipe developers, food bloggers, and cookbook authors. Plus, you learn about identifying good recipes and avoiding untested AI-created disasters.
My guest today is Kate McDermott, a storyteller, musician, culinary teacher, and cookbook author. She is the author of the James Beard-nominated Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Crusts, Fillings and Life (2016), as well as Home Cooking with Kate McDermott (2018), and Pie Camp: The Skills You Need to Make Any Pie You Want (2020). Kate talks about more than just pies in her newsletter, she also shares other recipes (both sweet and savory), her thoughts on aging gracefully, gardening, and photos of her dog, the adorable Mr. B!
A native Californian now based in the PNW (Pacific Northwest), Kate teaches in-person pie camps and offers virtual pie classes, both live and recorded.
In fact, I am going to learn how to make a mango chiffon pie later this week in Kate’s live virtual pie class! She will walk students through all the steps of making this tropical pie. If you’d like to participate, you can sign up here. I’d love to see you there!
On the podcast episode, Kate and I had a marvelous time chatting about
* How she pivoted from teaching music to teaching cooking, specifically pie.
* Her best advice on making the flakiest pie dough (this was a great tip and one I hadn’t thought about before)!
* What she is most proud of in her life, both personally and professionally.
* Plus, she shares her tried-and-true recipe for the best apple pie ever!
If you don’t already subscribe to Kate’s newsletter, you really should! It is always a fun read, brimming with useful information, heartfelt stories, and wise woman wisdom.
Links
Quintessential Apple Pie Recipe
Art of the Pie Dough Recipe and Tutorial
Happy listening!
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