After the success of Perfect Pies, National Pie Baking Champion (27 times!) Michele Stuart went back into the kitchenthe same kitchen in Vermont where she first dreamed up the award-winning creations that inspired her to open the popular Michele's Pies shops. Returning there also meant returning to the cherished pies she learned to bake under her grandmother's and mother's watchful eyes, as well as the wonderful cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats that became their family tradition.
In her newest cookbook, Perfect Pies & More, Stuart delves deeper into her roots while creating delicious new memories made with love and care. Inside, you'll find tantalizing recipessome easy-to-bake, some requiring a bit more finessefor dozens of her favorite fruit, nut, and cream pies, and so much more.
Sprinkled throughout with mouthwatering photos, Perfect Pies & More also serves up tips, techniques, and the secrets behind several of Michele Stuart's National Pie Championship winnersincluding Banana Coconut Pecan Delight. Now a perfect blue-ribbon pie and other scrumptious delicacies are as close as your own kitchen!
Praise for Perfect Pies & More and Michele's Pies
"Stuart's recipes are rooted in tradition and in a sense of how fresh-baked treats can serve as a powerful sense-memory later in life."Hartford Courant
"Baking (and eating) fiends, ready your stretchies . . . Stuart's second book gives the people what they want."Daily Candy
"You owe yourself a visit to Michele's Pies, where pie fillings range from fruits and nuts to butterscotch to just about everything in between."The New York Times
"Michele is the undisputed champion of pies, and now she's sharing even more sweet treats from the oven! Her home-cookfriendly recipes are creative, easy, and delicious. I'm a better baker because of this wonderful book. Happy Dance!"David Venable, QVC host and author of In the Kitchen with David