My gift to you on my birthday: A short video on how to roll and transfer dough to a pan, plus recipe and detailed how to do it.

Twelve food writers. Twelve live cooking classes.

Woodstoves, whisks and whiskey.

A Saturday diversion.

A little story about setting boundaries plus a pie recipe to help that practice.

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!

"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

In this issue: Ten years ago I bought and tore down a burnt out house and made a garden; What I'm Reading, and Announcing a Live Substack Chat with Rachel Ciordas and me on Celiac life for a baker.

A final Saturday diversion.