Technology facilitates interviews yet I enjoy meeting face to face with authors when possible. I did my third 'in the flesh' interview of the year with Victoria Belanger aka The Jello Mold Mistress of Brooklyn whose gelatine based creations are featured (50 of them) in her book Hello, Jell-O! (Ten Speed Press, February 28, 2012). We met at now closed Mojo Coffee in New York early evening on a sunny day with rocking (punky) soundtrack...

Anytime you make your own dough, there will be dough left after the pie crust is ready to go. If leftover is large enough, you can freeze it for later. In Pie it Forward (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, April 1, 2012), Gesine Bullock-Prado suggests we turn the extra dough into 'Pie Pops'. Guide to Pie Pops on page 94 from “Pie It Forward” Almost every pie lends itself to being made miniature. You’re limited only...