Little Aunties Pie Class, A Photo and Video Essay

16 May 2010 by Jean Johnson

Our Cooking with the Little Aunties Class turned out to have little uncles and big aunties as well as younger girls. That was fine by me because great people cluster around the Stevenson Community Library up the Columbia from Portland on the Washington side of the river.

Yes, indeed. A good twenty fledgling and not so fledgling pie makers took home creations to bake–and all organic too from the apples to the butter to the 100 percent whole wheat pastry flour used for the crust. Thank you Friends of the Library for helping to make it all possible.

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Little Aunties (and  a Little Pardner) ushered into the world of homemade pie making by the Big Aunties of the family.

The Little Uncles came too.

And we even did a video!

We call this one: Pie St. Helens.

And the Big Aunties sure weren’t going to miss out the action even.

Thanks all you nice people at Stevenson. Linda and Eldie and me loved coming up to make pies with you. If you get on line to see the pictures let us know how your pies turned out–and especially, if like me, you find pie tastes even better the second day. All best, Jean

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  1. 9 Responses to “Little Aunties Pie Class, A Photo and Video Essay”

  2. Here’s some comments from my Facebook pals where I posted some of these photos. They esp liked the great big pie, of course:

    Kelly Crowe Seo
    Did they make a vent hole right in the center of the top??

    Russ Ault
    If not, it would become Pie St Helens.

    Jenny Heflin
    Mmmmmmm, gooey apple-spicy lava…….. Yay, dude! ;)

    By Jean Johnson on May 16, 2010

  3. This was so much fun, my pie was super and I can hardly wait for our next class….

    By teri on May 16, 2010

  4. Hey, Teri. Glad to hear your pie turned out. Thanks for cruising by with your report.

    By Jean Johnson on May 16, 2010

  5. This was such a fun class. I am still working on the prettier crust, but my family said it was the BEST tasting Apple pie they ever ate. It was gone in two days. Great pictures.
    Thank you Jean, Linda and Eldie.

    By Cynthia Dominik on May 18, 2010

  6. Thank you Jean! We had such a great time, brought home a scrumptious pie, and are now enjoying the Measure Free cookbook. Love it!

    By Sally Munoz on Jun 2, 2010

  7. we had a fun time… one of our pies turned out yummy the other had a lot of crust. but we really liked getting our hands into the ingredients!

    By kennedy and madison on Jun 2, 2010

  8. Sally–So pleased your pie turned out and that you are enjoying your cookbook. Hope to see you next time. ~Jean

    Kennedy and Madison–one of two ain’t bad at all for your first time out!

    By Jean Johnson on Jun 23, 2010

  9. And to Cynthia–you are great. Thanks so much for the lovely gift of smoked salmon from your kitchen. And for your interest in my books. Until next time, Jean

    By Jean Johnson on Jun 23, 2010

  10. Here’s an email message just in from Teri Strauss:

    Hi, I was in your apple pie class at our library and I wanted to know how much you inspired me. I am actually enjoying cooking now that I am learning to use healthier ingredients and take my time to cook. Thank you. Teri

    By Jean Johnson on Jun 25, 2010

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