This is a bit of a different blog post for me, as instead of focusing on WHAT I’m cooking the focus is WHO I was cooking with. My wife’s two nieces are visiting this weekend, which gave me the opportunity to cook with our great niece Hannah, a 10 year old fourth grader. (Of course […]
Happy March 14, which is known around the world as Pi Day. This makes for a great excuse for mathematicians and food bloggers alike to make, eat and talk about pie. Since I am both a math guy and blogger this day was made for me. To honor the day I am finally getting around […]
I have been obsessed with making individual, hand-held pies over the last month or so. It started in late December when I made some fantastic mini apple pies. It has continued into January when I have now twice made mini pumpkin pies, and constantly daydream of making small coconut custard pies. I’m not sure if […]
I have been on a pumpkin dessert kick the last few days. Maybe it was having two different friends post tempting pictures on Facebook or maybe it was because my daughter (who loves all thing pumpkin) was going to be home for a few days. Whatever the reason, my family has benefited from this pumpkin […]
Funny Key Lime Pie story. Years ago I traveled a lot for work. One time I was in Florida visiting customers and the local sales team and I went out for dinner. When it was time for dessert – unbeknownst to me – they asked the waiter to cut the piece of Key Lime Pie […]
Pi Day is celebrated each March 14th by millions…well thousands…well hundreds (of mostly math teachers) each year. I love it since it is a day with a built in excuse to bake a pie. This year I decided to try another crack at a coconut custard pie with a caramelized topping. We make coconut custard […]