Honey-Sweetened Cherry Pie

Pretty much my usual crust recipe here, with a lattice top (ugly and a bit fragmented because I was in a hurry and trying to do other stuff at the same time... pies and multitasking don't go well together!). What's really special here is the cherries, which came from pals Melina and Maxamilion's cherry tree. 

More Rhubarb Pie!

My excellent neighbors took good care of our cats while we were out of town. So I made two more rhubarb pies, pretty much exactly like the previous one. Only with less burning.

Rhubarb Pie

Is this the best pie I've ever made? You can't tell by the photos... and I don't want to oversell this... but, yes.

Curried Parsnip Pie

I've been neglecting the savory side of the pie world for far too long. I had some parsnips in the fridge and found a recipe to use them; as it turned out, this pie is far more about onions/shallots than parsnips- I wish it'd been more parsnippy. The curry flavor was mild and mellow, and blended nicely with the parsnip. All in all, pretty tasty. 

Maple-Buttermilk Pie with Rye crust

I'd never had buttermilk pie before, but it's a new favorite. It's sweet and custardy, and tangy like key lime without citrus. This recipe comes from http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/maple-buttermilk-pie-recipe.html, and the photos there prove that I have a long way to go in the pie-appearance department. However: tasty as can be. (Pictured here with a somewhat generous dollop of whipped cream).

Figgy Flop-Tart

You wouldn't know it from looking at the (pretty luscious) photos, but this fig & plum tart was a complete and utter failure. So much so that Suzanne and I could barely get through a slice apiece, even in the name of research.

Purple Plum Pie

This turned out pretty delicious. Our backyard plum tree is exploding with ripe plums and we've been using as many of them as possible: jam, chutney, plum sauce, plum liqueur. (And of course plum tart from the week before last). So plum pie was the logical next step. This was a randomly Google find of a recipe, originally from http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Purple-Plum-Pie, but using Carolyn's magic pie crust techniques.

Plum Kuchen Tart

I still haven't decided for sure if tarts count towards my pie-a-week project, but since Suzanne was returning from a week away, and the plum tree in our backyard is nearing a complete ripeness explosion, I decided to surprise her with a plum pie, and the recipe that seemed most like what I was looking for was a tart. A Kuchen tart, to be precise. More below: