Sweet, savory, irrational…it doesn’t matter what type of pi(e) you’re celebrating today! Started as a fun holiday by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA in 1988, people all over the world now gather annually on March 14th to celebrate the mathematical constant of pi (Ï€). The holiday is often observed with pie feasts, pie-throwing contests,…
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Frohe Weihnachten: Ringing In The Holidays With Traditional German Stollen!
While learning German in high school, I was gifted an old set of Dr. Oetker cookbooks from a caring neighbor who not only happened to be a native German speaker, but also the German Professor at the local university. Within the pages, there were numerous recipes similar to what I had grown up with when…
Making Halloween Magic In The Kitchen: Wicked Witch’s Poisoned Apple Blondies With Cinnamon Maple Glaze
While the apples in this recipe may not actually be poisoned, they do provide the perfect element of Fall flavor to represent the season. When it comes to choosing which apples to use, it comes down to personal preference. We chose to pick up some Pink Lady apples from our local farmer’s market, but Ambrosia,…
Melting Away the Winter Blues With Flavored Meeple Marshmallows!
It may be the middle of January, but for a lot of us, that means that Winter is really just getting started. As the temperatures continue to drop, rain and snow showers come and go, and the cabin fever really starts to set in, I find myself drinking more and more hot chocolate…with extra marshmallows….