Tag: pie

Pi Day 2014: Raspberry Ricotta Pie

Pi Day 2014: Raspberry Ricotta Pie

Posted on by Kasha
I tend to get an idea in my head and dive in - only later realizing that what I thought was a great thing is, in actuality, a shit-ton of work. Yesterday I woke up and went about my usual routine and set my happy child on the school bus at 8:30am.  My daily scan of the school lunch menu revealed tomorrow (today) is 3/14.  I HAD to make a pie. How can any self-respecting blogger pass up this golden opportunity?  The pie itself wasn't really a shit-ton of work.  The list goes on after that: little jam turnovers made...Read More
No Dough Left Behind

No Dough Left Behind

Posted on by Kasha
Thomas will be turning 9 this week. He's wicked smaht with a mouth to match and has, apparently, no fear of punishment.  As much as it pains me afterward, I tend to let him have an opinion and voice it as well.  Then I suddenly regain my composure and tell him to zip it and go to his room until he can speak to me with respect and kindness. [caption id="attachment_4113" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Thomas snagged the camera once we arrived in sunny Florida.[/caption] It kind of irked me when we were away last week and he complained about my driving....Read More
Brown Sugar Coconut Cream Pie

Brown Sugar Coconut Cream Pie

Posted on by Kasha
As you're probably aware, because it's all over the blogosphere, today is Pi Day. Why Pi Day, you ask?  Because  today is March fourteenth. 3/14. 3.14. Now I'll play the geek card: 22/7 represents the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of any circle and it's decimal approximation is the non-repeating, non-terminating 3.141592653589... Too much for ya, eh? That's ok.... me, too.  Once I left college and stopped teaching all of that math went bye-bye. It's not, however, too much for my friend Kristin.  Kristin is the blogger/photographer/mathematician that I met in photography class.  Because she's  the picture of...Read More