(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 306791 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, Have you read Amy Bloom’s brilliant short story 'Love is Not a Pie'? I've appreciated it since I read it years ago — and appreciated the sentiment that one person's love for friends and family is big, amorphous, not easily sliced. Still, I can't help but poke at the title. From a food-lover's perspective love might very well be a pie. That is, there's hardly a better way to say "I love you," than baking someone a pie. Sitting on my porch now is a sweet little sugar pie pumpkin, just waiting to be cooked. I'm a big fan of Oregon-grown pumpkin in a can — but sometimes, when lots of love is involved — a real pumpkin is called for. So this weekend, here is my plan: First, I'll make a pumpkin purée, then choose a pie (it'll probably be Mom's). Of course, there is the crust to think about; we have a couple of those on Culinate (and, yes, that means staying away from the perfect-in-a-pinch Grand Central U-Bake pie crust that's tucked in the basement freezer). Baking a pie isn't a giant gesture. But there is a lot of love in it — both in the baking and the eating. I hope you'll join me in the soulful gesture of baking a pie soon. And here's to a dollop of whipped cream on top. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 306913 story1text: "Growing her own food and seeing the film 'Queen of the Sun' sealed Trista Cornelius' fondness for bees." story2id: 306795 story2text: "This time of year, Marisa McClellan eats soup daily. Here's her soup story and a creamy vegetable soup recipe." recipe1id: 306575 recipe1text: "Dorie Greenspan's version of farçous, a traditional French favorite — vegetarian, too." recipe2id: 304118 recipe2text: "This hearty, flavorful appetizer will win you friends." # The ad vad: | <a target='blank' href="http://howtocookapp.com/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/htce/CUL-HTCE-Skyscraper-v0.4.png" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]