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The film "Waitress" depicts a young woman with imagination and a gift for making pies. Pies are her therapy. She takes her feelings and transforms them into creative and comical crusts and fillings with even more creative and comical names. She is pregnant with a baby she doesn't want, married to a man she doesn't love, works in a diner for a boss she doesn't respect and dreams of starting her own restaurant that serves pie and nothing else. The film is heartfelt and dramatic at times, but the pies are always surprising.
"Waitress" would probably call this pie "Makes Me Feel Healthy And Alive pie." The raw, fresh ingredients make this incredibly nutritious. It is refreshing on hot summer days and can be served as a desert or as a snack. It is also great for friends who are gluten or lactose intolerant.
While most of the ingredients for this recipe cannot be found locally at this time of year, or at all, once summer arrives and the berries burst forth, I suggest picking them fresh for this pie. In the meantime, use what is local and in season when you can. Try some local Vermont maple syrup. Ask your friends, since most people here know someone who makes maple syrup, or stop along the road where you see a sign. Now that the sun is out, explore new places and try new pies.
All Berry Pie!
Serves six
Total preparation time: 30 minutes plus freezing time
Equipment:
Food processor
Pie pan
Ingredients:
Crust:
From the Kitchen of Sasha Swerdloff
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