I know a lot of people who are not really into cherry dessert. Baking with cherries sounds really gross to them. Some even have a hard time facing an apple pie because cooking fruits to them is nothing but YUCK!

I happen to be the opposite who loves to bake with fruits. I can’t really recall which fruit I haven’t tried to bake with. Maybe durian? Well, the thing is I don’t even like to eat durian.

I think my pie making evolution has started after I fell in love with these shortbread cookies. They are crumbly, buttery and really simple to make. Since then I decided to turn my pie crusts into shortbread crusts, and kinda gave up the pate brisee, the classic shortcrust pastry, except for lattice pie.

You may have had eaten a lot of pies during the holidays. Or you are still lingering that pecan pie that you had at your mother’s house. For me, I had too many cakes. Or I had made too many cakes. And I am in the mood for pies.

Pies. Who doesn’t  love them. Whether you eat them plain, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or with a dollop of whipped cream, pies are one of the wonderful desserts that almost no one can resist.

Summer has gone, and it’s getting cold, isn’t it? But does that mean you have to stop eating ice cream? NO! I guess we have to stop pretending that we don’t eat any cold dessert in cold weather. Because we do eat ice cream in winter!