She's My Cherry Pie

Today’s guest is Arlyn Osborne, a freelance food writer, recipe developer, and content creator. She’s about to release her debut book, “Sugarcane: Sweet Recipes from My Half-Filipino Kitchen,” which is filled with gorgeous photography and delicious recipes featuring Filipino flavors with Western techniques. Arlyn’s culinary journey has been fruitful —from working at places such as Food Network and...

Today’s guest is Elizabeth Mayhew, the cake artist known for her custom charm cakes. Think charm bracelets, but edible! Elizabeth joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her unique decorating style and how it came to be. She also guides Jessie through the chocolate charm cake she made for Cherry Bombe's Alex Mill event last year, and explains why her buttercream is so rich and silky (lots of egg y...

Today’s guest is Brian Levy, pastry chef, recipe developer, and author of the baking book “Good & Sweet.” Brian’s unique book focuses on sweetening baked goods with fruit instead of sugar, and he joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about his technique and how it came to be. He then shares how to make his special prune-and-date-sweetened cupcakes with chocolate ermine frosting, a recipe he created fo...

Google a baking recipe and chances are, the search results will include a recipe from Sally McKenney, the baker and recipe developer behind Sally’s Baking Recipes. It’s a testament to her popularity and the foolproof nature of her bakes.  Sally, who is also a photographer and the author of three cookbooks—“Sally’s Baking Addiction,” “Sally’s Candy Addiction,” and “Sally’s Cookie Addiction”—is our...

Today’s guest is Roxana Jullapat, baker, pastry chef, co-owner of Friends & Family bakery in Los Angeles, and author of the baking book “Mother Grains.” Roxana is known for her devotion to whole grains and a pastry case filled with dozens of beautifully executed bakes. Think Sonora Wheat croissants, blue corn blueberry scones, rye chocolate chip cookies, and einkorn shortbread. And then there are...

Happy 2024! To kick off our new season, host Jessie Sheehan is joined by Hannah Ziskin, pastry chef and co-owner of Quarter Sheets, the Los Angeles pizza place where folks line up for seasonal pies and sheet cakes. The celebrated spot was named one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles by both the New York Times and the LA Times, and Hannah herself was named one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs la...

For our final episode of the year, Diana Yen shares her recipe for a cookie perfect for New Year’s celebrations: the fortune cookie. Diana is a food stylist, chef, and founder of A La Carte, a creative studio based in Ojai. Her work has been featured in Cherry Bombe Magazine, Bon Appétit, and Kinfolk.  Diana joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her creative process, her upcoming cookbook, and h...

Pastry chef Molly Wilkinson joins host Jessie Sheehan to share her recipe and advice for making a Bûche de Noël, the traditional yule log cake that’s beloved by the French. Molly, who hails from Dallas, trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and now teaches pastry and baking workshops from her home in Versailles. Through her classes and her book, “French Pastry Made Simple,” Molly has earned a reputat...

The title of Nancy Silverton’s newest cookbook is “The Cookie That Changed My Life,” so we asked the iconic chef, baker, and author to join host Jessie Sheehan and share what’s so special about this particular baked good and walk us through the recipe. Nancy also talks about her recipe development process and how this peanut butter cookie came to be; why she amped up the amount of vanilla for maxi...

Thanks to the Hulu series Black Cake and Charmaine Wilkerson's bestselling book that it’s based on, there’s been a lot of buzz about the celebratory baked good from the Caribbean. There’s no bigger expert around than Angela Price of The Black Cake Company in Brooklyn and she joins host Jessie Sheehan on today’s episode of She’s My Cherry Pie to share some secrets.  Angela has been baking for more...

Rebecca Firth is a cookbook writer, photographer, and the culinary creative behind the dessert blog, Displaced Housewife. She’s the author of two baking books, “The Cookie Book” and “The Cake Book.” She joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her baking career and how she got into blogging. Then, the duo takes a deep dive into Rebecca’s classic Snickerdoodle recipe and the baker shares how she get...

Rose Wilde is the L.A.-based baker known for her luscious cakes decorated with buttercream squiggles and lots of fresh botanicals. The author of the brand new baking book “Bread and Roses,” she joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her time as a human rights lawyer and how she pivoted to her current career. Rose also shares her favorite tips and tricks and guides Jessie through the Sonora Vegeta...

For today’s show, we’re re-airing one of our most popular  episodes from earlier this year. Claire Saffitz, the baking sensation behind the bestselling cookbooks “Dessert Person” and “What’s For Dessert,” loves making fruit pies and she joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about it. The duo talk all things pie dough and fruit pie, from why bakeware is the most important thing for your pie, butter sli...

Happy Diwali! Hetal Vasavada is the culinary creative behind the “Milk & Cardamom” cookbook and website. An expert in Indian treats and sweets, Hetal joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking life, the barfi and mithai she ate growing up, competing on “MasterChef,” and her next book. Plus, the duo takes a deep dive into Hetal’s Gulab Jamun Cake recipe.  Want to bake along? Here is Hetal’s...

Samantha Seneviratne is a food stylist, recipe developer, NYT Cooking contributor, baker, and star of “Everyday Cooking” on the Magnolia Network. Sam is also the author of three baking books, including her latest, “Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets From My Oven to Yours,” which is out Tuesday, Nov. 7th.  Samantha joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking life and she walks us through her Sti...

Known for her sticky buns, bagels, and babka, Melissa Weller originally worked as a chemical engineer before following her heart to culinary school. Since then, she’s had a fascinating career that’s taken her from top bakeries to fine dining. Melissa and host Jessie Sheehan talk about the baking life and do a deep dive into the chocolate babka recipe from Melissa's book, “A Good Bake.” Learn what...

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our episode from last year with Sarah Kieffer, the cookie expert behind The Vanilla Bean Blog and the books Baking for the Holidays: 50+ Treats for a Festive Season and 100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen . Sarah and host Jessie Sheehan talk all things… you guessed it… cookies, from holiday cut-ou...

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our episode from last year with Fany Gerson, Mexican dessert authority, cookbook author, and entrepreneur. She joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk all things doughnuts. Fany’s become known for her creative and artisanal takes on the beloved American treats via her Brooklyn shop, Fan-Fan Doughnuts. (Fany is als...

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our first episode from last year. Jessie chats with pie expert Lisa Ludwinski of the celebrated Sister Pie bakery in Detroit and they go deep on pie dough and pie crusts. From pastry cutters to probe thermometers to sugar, Lisa shares the secrets to her fab flaky crust.  Want to bake along? You can find Lisa...

Zoë Kanan has been a busy baker. She consulted on the Mendl Jewish deli in Mexico City; hosted her “Bagel & Donut Feast” at Clare de Boer’s Stissing House in Upstate New York; made baked goods for Chef Susan Kim’s Early June pop-up in Paris; and baked pies as part of Chef Mei Lin’s team last Thanksgiving at—hello—Oprah’s house. And she’s working on her first bakery in New York City. The modern pas...

With the Mid-Autumn Festival right around the corner, Amy Ho is here to talk all things mooncakes. Amy is the cookbook author and creative baker behind the Constellation Inspiration website and Instagram account and is known for making some of the most beautiful baked goods around. Amy joins host Jessie Sheehan to do a deep dive into her taro and salted egg yolk mooncake. They talk about the essen...

There’s nothing Sam Cade can’t turn into a cake: A burger, beer bottle, sneaker, oyster, handbag, and even a giant slice of cherry pie. The founder of Cades Cakes and star of Netflix’s “Is It Cake?” is one of the country’s leading hyperrealistic cake artists and she joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about the tricks and artistry she puts into every cake she makes.  Sam does a deep dive into the re...

Umber Ahmad is the baker extraordinaire and owner behind the buzzy Mah-Ze-Dahr bakeries in Manhattan, Washington D.C., and Arlington, Virginia, known for their nostalgic desserts, breads, and pastries. Before entering the food world professionally, Umber worked in finance as an investment banker and simply baked for fun on the side. But eventually, her passion became too strong, and after a little...

Today’s guest is Margarita Manzke, this year’s recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef and one of the individuals responsible for the baked goods boom in Los Angeles. Margarita, who grew up in Manila, is co-owner of République Café & Bakery, Bicylette, and Manzke in L.A. and the Wildflour Bakery locations in the Philippines. She’s also the author of Baking at République: Mas...

Take a look at Hetty Lui McKinnon’s latest cookbook, Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds , and it’s clear where the writer and recipe developer’s loyalties lie. Hetty admittedly has never been known for her desserts, but she did slip a few baking recipes into her new book, including one for a chewy, flavorful Ginger & Coconut Mochi Cake. On today’s episode, Hetty take...