Tarts are way sexier than pie. Think about it. Pies are demure and dowdy. There’s good stuff in there, but it’s all hidden away under the hood. Tarts are more seductive. They don’t hide the goods. They’re right out there on display. A tart is a bikini to pie’s 19th-century bathing costume. It’s like a beautiful flower in full bloom, advertising to the bees “come and get it!”
Steve Heikkila
Steve Heikkila is a writer, photographer, cook, webmaster, social media guy, grocery shopper, and head dishwasher living in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of the food-blog Slow Burning Passion.
The Great Texas Chili Project
BY STEVE HEIKKILA Texas chili is the stuff of legend. Some people refer to it as chili con carne, but in Texas, it’s just
Fermented Dill Pickles vs. Vinegar Dill Pickles
Sour pickles. Brine pickles. New York deli Kosher dill pickles. The old-fashioned dill pickles your grandparents used to fish out of a big barrell down at the general store. What do these pickles have in common? They’re lacto-fermented dill pickles.