45 Pies

Today Violet will make 45 pies in the time it takes most of us to make one. In addition to artful pastry skills honed from childhood, she’s a writer with a degree from Bard College. Wow! Kitchen scissors = essential Strawberries await. Strawberries meet rhubarb. They get along…

CHEF BRYAN’S STONE FRUIT CRISP with Rhubarb-Tea Cooler

Serves 4 For the Crisp Topping 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 3 Tbs brown sugar 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1 stick unsalted butter, melted Mix all together. For the Crisp Filling 6 cups assorted stone fruits, pitted and chopped (peaches, cherries, plums, nectarines, apricots…chose…