Food
Pâte Brisée Apple Pie: Cold Butter, Overnight Apples and No Lost Juice
A lattice-topped, all-butter apple pie with peeler-shaved butter, a 24-hour chilled filling and optional rum raisins. Start a day ahead.

Baking & Thanksgiving
Based in Burlington, Vermont, Vanessa Blackburn covers baking and Thanksgiving for Knuxy, with a focus on pastry, seasonal desserts and practical holiday planning. A skier with a fondness for cold-weather cooking, she brings a patient, technique-minded approach to the kitchen.
Food
A lattice-topped, all-butter apple pie with peeler-shaved butter, a 24-hour chilled filling and optional rum raisins. Start a day ahead.