cam: pie day

At my all-girls high school, I learned to associate any holiday or celebration with food. Birthdays? Obviously. Tuesday mornings with your advisory group? Bagels and coffeecake, duh. Last day of school before break? "Who's bringing the cookies and who's bringing the soda?" March 14? Pies on pies on pies.

Now, almost 10 years later I still find any excuse to bring sweets into the picture. This past Pi Day (3.14, for all you non-nerds out there) my galpals and I opted for a cozy Friday night in full of all kinds of pies including pizza pie, mini chicken pot pies, a sour cherry pie, and a peanut butter pie. Since my roommate and I were hosting, we were in charge of making the dessert pies. Emily made the sour cherry pie from her mom's cookbook, using cherries picked from her family's farm that we've had stored in our freezer since August, while I opted for a simpler, no-bake route with the peanut butter pie.

Pizza pie and chicken pot pies, compliments of Abby.

Peanut butter pie front and sour cherry pie in the back.

While I am a partial to the traditional fruit pies like apple and strawberry rhubarb, 4 years ago, I had a slice of peanut butter pie and still think about it to this day. When searching for in-season pie recipes, I came upon this one and had to try it. I left off all the additional chocolate and whipped cream garnishes because it is just so good on its own. For all you skeptics out there, I encourage you to try it. It is delicious and so. easy.

I hope you all enjoyed Pi/Pie Day as much as we did!

-Cam