Start your ovens: Pie!
Stories and recipes for historical favorites such as lemon meringue and apple as well as cultural imports such as bean and mincemeat
When life gives you lemons, make lemon meringue
Brooke Erceg has spent seven years working on her grandmother's lemon meringue recipe: "In a way, I think she wanted me to figure them out on my own. Just like she did. One pie at a time."
Mincemeat: the darling mutt of pies
"Hi, this is Lauren, Eric Hodge's wife," began the voicemail. Drawing out every word, she declared: "I'm calling to defend the mince pie."
Open w-i-i-i-de for blueberry-banana p-i-i-i-e
Horace Johnson has hawked pie ("with three i's") at the N.C. State Fair for almost 30 years. His wife, Frankie, is known for her blueberry-banana pies, which Horace calls a "more adult-y pie."
Embarking on the great bean pie hunt
Many attribute the original bean pie recipe to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. But Muhammad's son Jabir says today's pie evolved from a recipe by Lana Shabazz, personal chef to Muhammad Ali.
Sweet potato pie: better than pumpkin
In Vardaman, Miss., you had to wear heels to compete for the title of Sweet Potato Queen. April McGreger, aka the Farmer's Daughter, wobbled in such shoes: "I knew very early I wouldn't be a Sweet Potato Queen."
A twist on apple pie
Emily Elizabeth Hilliard undoubtedly deserves the title "pie girl." In 2005, well before food blogs (or pies) were en vogue, she began blogging about the pastry at nothinginthehouse.com.
Pie Vernacular
A pie-eyed cutie pie...
In Man vs. Pie, it's a draw
He took one bite, made a face and put the plate on top of the Amiga. A few days later I noticed the plate was still on top of the monitor and the pie hadn't changed in the slightest...
Pizza! On the hunt for the Triangle's best pies
Twenty pizza joints. Dozens of toppings. Blocks of cheese. Pounds of meat. Deep dish. Sicilian. Thin crust. Thick crust. Pass the nitroglycerin tablet.
Huh-za! The great pizza adventure begins...
Our experiences with some of the good, mediocre and dreadful pies in the Triangle
Vegan? Enjoy pizza again
You can indulge in pizza without enduring a lactose-intolerant tummy tantrum or a guilty vegan conscience. We taste-test vegan pies at three popular pizza joints.
Choose Your Own (Pizza) Adventure
Where will you end up: Chicago? New Haven? New York?
Ice cream: my favorite drug
Ice cream says summer. It says happiness. In this DISH issue, we usher in the season with a celebration of frozen deliciousness.
Exotic bar for the topless
That fudge is HOT!
Former Carrboro Mayor Mike Nelson and his homemade ice cream
"Back when I was living in Carrboro, I had a roommate who got a really good ice cream recipe. He started making it because he went to Mexico and came back with some really good Mexican vanilla." — Mike Nelson
Taste-testing vegan ice cream
Indy staff taste-test some of the best (and worst) dairy-free (and soy-free and gluten-free) ice cream facsimiles.
Raspados: shaved ice, syrup and a spoon
Popular in most Latin American countries, raspados are a quintessential summertime treat of shaved ice packed into tall cups and deluged with viscous syrups and fresh toppings.
A super sundae of ice cream-themed songs
Who knew there were so many ice cream songs? Here are dozen or so to get you through a long, hot summer.
What's the difference? Ingredients
Parsing ice cream, gelato, frozen custard, sherbet, frozen yogurt and sorbet
Absolutely, bag of shredded sharp cheddar, couple of dollops of good mayonnaise like Duke's or Hellmann's. Some people put some …
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"Pecan Pie" by Golden Smog is a genuine tribute to pie, and not the metaphorical kind. OK, there's some love …
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