Apple pie is one of the ubiquitous recipes that everyone—from your aunt, to your grandmother, to your childhood babysitter, to the neighbor who let you play in her yard—seems to have a variation on.

Tribune reporter Sara Thompson provided this recipe for Sour Cream Apple Pie, which is from family friend Pam Newton of Homer, Alaska. The pie crust recipe is from Sara’s grandmother, Mary Thompson, ...

HOMER — When Crystal Allen isn't teaching classes at the University of Illinois, you can usually find her cheerfully smiling as she mixes cakes, pies and cookies in downtown Homer. Allen, a professor ...