Ms. American Pie: Buttery Good Pie Recipes and Bold Tales from the American Gothic House

By Beth M. Howard

Book Overview

Beth M. Howard knows about pie. She made pies at California's Malibu Kitchen for celebrities including Barbra Streisand (lemon meringue), Dick Van Dyke (strawberry rhubarb), and Steven Spielberg (coconut cream) before moving back home to rural Iowa. She now lives in the famous American Gothic House (the backdrop for Grant Wood's famous painting) and runs the hugely popular Pitchfork Pie Stand. With full-color photos throughout, Ms. American Pie features 80 of Beth's coveted pie recipes and some of her own true tales to accompany them. With chapters like Pies to Heal, Pies to Seduce, and Pies to Win the Iowa State Fair, Beth will divulge her secret for making a killer crust without refrigerating the dough and will show you how to break every rule you've ever learned about making delicious, homemade pie.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937994686
• ISBN13: 9781937994686
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Race Point Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 8.0"