by Jess Montgomery | Nov 8, 2018 | Pie of the Month
We have an ongoing standoff in our family about cranberries. My husband and our younger daughter are not fans. My older daughter and I are. Of course, the month of November and the Thanksgiving holiday brings this little family rift to the surface each year. Actually,...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 11, 2018 | Other People's Books, Pie of the Month
For the past few years, good friend and author Martha Moody (“Sharp and Dangerous Virtues,” “Best Friends,” and other novels) has been kind enough to include me and any family members in town in her family’s celebration of...
by Jess Montgomery | Sep 9, 2018 | Pie of the Month, The Widows
Why this pie: Truth be told, I wanted to make a black raspberry pie, but in my part of Ohio, black raspberries are not handily available in our local markets (at least the ones I’ve checked.) I do have a few jars of black raspberry jam, purchased in southeastern Ohio,...
by Jess Montgomery | Jul 27, 2018 | Pie of the Month
Yesterday, we interred the cremains of my parents-in-law, Frank and Janice Short, with a small committal ceremony with immediate family and the pastor from my in-law’s church. Frank passed away in 2005, Janice in November of 2017. Their children—David, Laura and...
by Jess | Apr 5, 2018 | Pie of the Month
Among my family and friends, I’m known as the “pie lady.” I love pie so much that I keep this post card up on my refrigerator. I make pies for parties. For dinner gatherings. And to bring to people when they are battling illness. I once brought a pie...
