We did find our strawberries, and many other goodies like zucchini (did you know that there are ROUND zuchinis?? They look like bocce balls), peaches (although they got squashed on the bike ride home from the train) AND a container of sour cherries. I don't love eating sour cherries by themselves, as they are pretty sour (duh!), but they make a great pie!
Today I started by making a pie crust from scratch. This has been expected of me ever since it became obvious that I would be a permanent part of the Renoni family. Bette Renoni does not use pre-made pie crusts. A lesson I learned the hard way, when I volunteered to make a strawberry rhubarb pie for a cookout a few summers ago, and unknowingly brought a Pillsbury pre-made pie crust into the house. Bette immediately threw out the pie crust and said "You are learning how to make pie crust from scratch!" And we did.
Well this is the first time that I have attempted a pie crust on my own. Not a bad first effort, but definitely some room for improvement. I think a smaller pie dish would have been better, since there wasn't as much filling as I thought there would be.
(It looks like grapes and cheese, but it's sour cherries and BUTTER!)
And, the top is on, ready for the oven!
Fresh out of the oven!
YUM!
