An Evening with Karlynn Johnston

Winnipeg launch of Flapper Pie and a Blue Prairie Sky: A Modern Bakers Guide to Old-Fashioned Desserts (Appetite by Random House).

Old-fashioned favorites are paired alongside modern reimaginings in this nostalgic debut baking book from Karlynn Johnston of The Kitchen Magpie. Suitable for bakers of all skill levels and featuring over 125 delicious recipes, Flapper Pie and a Blue Prairie Sky is destined to become a much-loved addition to any family kitchen.

Included is the recipe that started it all: the (almost) lost prairie favorite, Flapper Pie. When Karlynn first posted this recipe on her blog it went viral, drawing enthusiastic and sentimental responses from people reminiscing about their childhood and family food memories.

Flapper Pie and a Blue Prairie Sky covers everything you need to know about being a modern-day old-fashioned baker. The recipes cover everything from cakes to candies, doughnuts to dainties, and pies to puddings, with the same gorgeous photography that has made The Kitchen Magpie a go-to blog for passionate home bakers.

As Karlynn writes in the introduction, "I was raised with the knowledge that food is love, family, tradition and the focal point of any occasion." This book is a delicious demonstration of Karlynn's wisdom -- one to be shared through the generations.