This week, we turn our attention to Portland, Oregon, a beautiful northwest city that sits on a goldmine of fresh produce, fresh seafood, free-range meats, and world-class wine and beer. Daily access to such high-quality food allows Allrecipes home cook, Sarah, to experiment with ever-changing menus, utilizing what's fresh and available at the moment. An urban farmer, Sarah grows her own vegetables and raises chickens in the back yard. Join us as she shows Michael how to make her Grandmother's Blackberry Pie!
Grandma's Blackberry Pie
This handmade delight is sure to dazzle your taste buds. Fresh August / September blackberries from the Pacific Northwest make it incredibly
delicious. If it's still too juicy for you, simply add a little flour to the fruit mix.
"I know apples in a blackberry pie seem a little weird but my Grandma swears they soak up the juice and now I can't enjoy a blackberry pie without them," states Sarah.
If it's still too juicy for you, simply add a little flour or tapioca to the fruit mix.
When craving this pie in the winter, substitute frozen blackberries, even those you froze yourself from your summer pickings.
Add berries frozen to the crust.
Blackberry Pie
Recipe Collection
Blackberry pie is a great late-summer treat and a nice reward for braving the brambles!
Blackberry Yummies
A perfect treat for summertime or in the winter with frozen blackberries.
Blackberry BBQ Sauce
A sweet and fruity basting sauce that will have your guests clamoring for your 'secret.'
Sarah (Syrah4689) is originally from Dallas, Oregon, now living in Portland proper.
"I am a serious cooking enthusiast living in the RAINY Northwest. Getting cooped up inside most weekends makes it easy for me to spend time making the kitchen explode! I've definitely taken after my Grandma when it comes to cooking and making it look like a bomb hit the kitchen - but more often than not the mess is worthwhile when it comes to spending a great evening with my other half or a group of friends enjoying great wine and drinks and a delicious dinner. Cooking in a healthy and local/organic way has become a higher priority over the last few years and having a large veggie garden as well as my own backyard urban chickens should now make for great food and gatherings. I'm really glad I was able to participate in 'What's Cooking?'! I love Allrecipes and am excited to see the direction it's heading in!"
"When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmmm, boy." ~ Jack Handey
This was a good trip! Portland is a beautiful city! It started out in typical fashion, gray and misty, but right before noon, the sun came out and the clouds disappeared! Tom McCall Waterfront Park was beautiful as we walked along the water, viewing the many bridges that span the Willamette River. The park is a haven for nature lovers, but that's no surprise. Portland is proud of its parks and its legacy of preserving open spaces.
Portland is also forefront in the sustainable food movement occurring nationwide that encourages people to eat more locally grown and locally produced foods. This was evident immediately as I arrived at Sarah's house, and she escorted me straight to her backyard urban garden as well as pointing out the numerous chickens roaming its perimeter. Sarah and her significant other also make homemade dog food for their dog, which I thought was pretty cool. You can watch the video to see how my first experience EVER at baking went but I just have say to say, I make a danged good pie. Sitting there eating homemade pie, with cold vanilla ice cream evokes a nostalgic "back to Mayberry" response. Thank you, Sarah!
Portland Saturday Market
Operating since 1974, the Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market
in the nation. Centered in Portland's historic Old Town the Market is one of the most popular shopping destinations
for local handcrafted goods.
Edible Portland
The goal of this magazine and website is to be a resource that makes eating, growing, and enjoying our local abundance
an everyday pleasure. Edible Portland serves the greater Portland metropolitan area including Hood River and the
Willamette Valley. Both magazine and website act as our contribution to the growing movement throughout this country
that encourages people to eat more locally grown and locally produced foods. By eating locally, we help sustain small
family farms and regional farmland and reduce the cost on the environment - and in dollars - of transporting foods
over long distances.
Pie Troubleshooting Guide
Unworkable dough? Soggy crust? Learn how to prevent common pie problems.
Baking Fruit Pies
There's a fruit pie for every season: strawberry-rhubarb for spring, cherry in summer, pear in the fall, and apple in winter.
Baking fruit pies is a rather straightforward technique, but a few tips can help to make your pies come out looking and
tasting perfect.
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