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Kate McDermott
@katemcdermott.bsky.social
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​James Beard Nominee, Author, ​Teacher, Speaker
Practitioner of Pie & Kindness
Founder of Art of the Pie
Online at https://katemcdermott.substack.com/
Pie, baking therapy, dogs, walks.
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The reading corner.

#defenddemocracy
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted by Kate McDermott
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Big thanks to @katemcdermott.bsky.social for joining us on the pod last week! She recounts her pie whisperer origin story, we talk about geoduck pie (her fam's favorite), why you should be listening for the "sizzle-whump," and how to get the tallest and fluffiest meringue.

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Smartphone playing episode 44 of the Joy of Cooking Podcast. Headphones are nearby. a VERY toasty lemon meringue pie. We got a little enthusiastic with the blowtorch. Italian meringue on the tines of a stand mixer's whisk attachment. There's one tendril-like peak. Kate McDermott, smiling at the camera, wearing an apron emblazoned with "Art of the Pie" and a papercut illustration of a pie resting on a windowsill.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Reposting this King Midas ‘Toon today. Hmmm…Orange hair and gold coins, too. Anyone come to mind?

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# 320: It's 'Toon Day: Fractured Fairy Tales-King Midas (1960)
A Saturday diversion.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Join @lifesafeast.bsky.social and me for a meetup and look in to our kitchens. It's going to be fun!
lifesafeast.bsky.social Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · Oct 28
I'll be doing my 1st Substack live w/ @katemcdermott.bsky.social on Thursday - Oct 30 - 8 am Pacific/11 am Eastern/ 4 pm Europe.

I'd love for you to join us!

You'll get a look into our kitchens & how we REALLY work & we'll be answering your questions live!

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LIVE SOON: A Kitchen Chat with Kate McDermott & Jamie Schler
Starting Oct 30 at 11:00 AM EDT
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October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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I'm looking forward to this! It's going to be soooo much fun!
lifesafeast.bsky.social Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · Oct 23
Join me live on Substack w/ @katemcdermott.bsky.social Thursday Oct 30 (8 am Pacific/11 am Eastern/4 pm here in Europe.

Join us for a fun ad lib convo in our kitchens about the reality behind our reputations (as food writers, cookbook authors, recipe developers).

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LIVE SOON: A Kitchen Chat with Kate McDermott & Jamie Schler
Starting Oct 30 at 11:00 AM EDT
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October 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Port Angeles, WA: Standing in the rain waving an American flag next to a unicorn and there’s no place I’d rather be. #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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No Kings

#nokings
October 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I lost subscribers after publishing today’s newsletter. And you know what? It doesn’t matter. What is important is to continue to stand strong for the country I love with liberty and justice for all. 👇
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October 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Stand strong. #paperclip #paperclipresistance
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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STAND UP STRONG

We keep strong boundaries when we stand up strong. I think you will find it rather amusing how harp strings and drapery shears fit that bill and add a little levity to your day, too.

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HARP STRINGS AND DRAPERY SHEARS
A little story about setting boundaries plus a pie recipe to help that practice.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Hey Seattle friends!

I'll be teaching a pie-making class with lunch on October 25th at Kurtwood Farm on Vashon Island. Sign up NOW!

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August 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Pie Campers arrive today!

Let the good times roll!

#pie #piecamp #artofthepie #katemcdermott
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Yesterday I road 35-miles on my bike through the lavender fields of Sequim, WA.
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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A peaceful moment. Lavender bloom at Pie Cottage.
Lavender in bloom, two white patio chairs & table and weathered picket fence.
July 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A Corn, Pepper, Tomato and Sausage Pie for a 4th of July Wake. 😢 #defenddemocracy
July 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Happy Summer Solstice! (Winter is coming. 😉)

#walk #solstice #summer
June 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Do dese glasses makes my noze looks big?

#dogs #doodles
June 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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The face of someone who just ate an entire plate of scones and ¼ pound butter from the counter! #doodle #dog #scones #butter
June 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Just up, some thoughts about completing four years on Substack and recipe for Chicken Tacos and RICO Pie. IFKYK. 😉 #Substack #ChickenTacos #RICO #Pie

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# 337: The State of Our Newsletter
Some thoughts as we complete a fourth year on Substack, a special discount Subscription offer, photos of what I'm up to, and recipes for Chicken Tacos!
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May 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Furst we toastz one side and den we flipz over and toastz de other! #dogs #happy #recipe #toast
May 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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In this month's Zoom meetup I’ll be demonstrating just how darn easy it is to make a latticed pie top!

TOMORROW, Tuesday May 27th at 9AM Pacific/Noon Eastern/4PM GMT for Paid Subscribers to my newsletter.

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#pie #substack #lattice #learn
May 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Who’s a good boy? 🩷🐾🩷
#dogs #doodle #happy
May 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Curious about how to adapt to a diagnosis of celiac? Have a friend or family member who has celiac? Join Rachel Ciordas and me TODAY at NOON PACIFIC for a FREE conversation. #celiac #bakers #substack

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# 334: Let's Chat! A Conversation with Me and Rachel Ciordas
"McDermott is one of the greats, as natural at the craft as M.F.K. Fisher, Marion Cunningham and Laurie Colwin." --Wendell Brock, James Beard Award Winning Writer
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May 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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On my walk just now.
#walk #defenddemocracy
May 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM