Mini Rhubarb Peach Pies
Dessert, Food, Summer, Tales from the White House

Mini Rhubarb Peach Pies

I had an unusual experience the other day: I had to bake a pie while being interviewed about my childhood. It’s no big deal for food bloggers to make videos and talk about how to make food, but when you’re concentrating on crimping a pie crust while answering a question about what kind of adolescent you were, it can get weird. This all came about because a very nice filmmaker is making a documentary about former White House social secretaries, […]

Desserts, My Recipes

Mini Rhubarb Peach Pies

Prep time: 20 minutes for the crust plus one hour to chill the dough, and 20 minutes to prepare the filling and finish the piecrust for baking. Serves: 1 eight-inch diameter pie serves 6 For the pie crust: For the pie filling:

Brown bread cinnamon toast
Breakfast, Food, Snack, Summer

Brown Bread Cinnamon Toast

This recipe brings back fond childhood memories. My mother used to make this on weekend mornings and we went at it like ravenous animals – probably because of the sugar involved. It’s not the healthiest breakfast in the world, but if someone shows up around breakfast time and the cupboard is bare, you can turn out a creditable nosh with just some bread, sugar, butter, and cinnamon. I like using brown bread for this, but any bread will do (brioche […]