I wonder if they will let me on a plane with my fork...

Yes, I just read the article about Pi day on CNN.com...

The clownfish who typed pi out to 15,000 places from memory...

Jesus...

Michael, some people are clearly under assigned, like that person who typed pie out to 15,000 places!

I might make pie, we'll see. Actually, I'll probably be a day late because I have to take a treat to work for my secretary's birthday and she likes rhubarb pie.

Maybe I could make it on Sunday instead.

Annie

Yep - I got a FB reminder this morning from a friend. There will definitely be some sort of "Pi" on Sunday!

A

There's some geek humor at the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: pi tee shirt

A friend of mine has several of these.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Does quiche for breakfast count?

eileen, I love that Pi plate!

Annie

What did you make last Thursday, Jessy? General Tso's chicken? :o)

If we're doing cooking by date now, I'm planning a gooseberry fool in a few weeks.

My DD wants to make pies this weekend. Probably a choc chip cookie pi, and another that is more standard, with a pastry crust. Hmmmm, I bought apples today....

I know what I'm having Sunday for dessert after lunch,
March 14 at 1:59 p.m.

I'm going to wait until 2015 at 9:26 a.m. Not that I won't make pie before then... What day of the week will that be? Everyone should have a five year plan, I think.

Lars

It's a date Lars, lol!

Lars, remember the world is ending Dec.23, 2012. I wouldn't wait if I were you!

Duane

I want to make pie, but DH isn't really a "pie" person, although he is a "pi" person. He voted for Boston Creme Pie, which I've never made. So, off to search for a recipe.

Sue

Ooooh...Boston Creme Pie! I haven't had it in years. It was my favorite as a child. My mom made it for my birthday! If you come up with a good recipe let me know please. I would love to make it. I'm dieting right now, but I could always figure a way to squeeze in a nice piece of BCP!!!!!

Duane

I love that pi plate, also.

You know, I've heard of Boston Cream Pie all my life, but I can't say I've ever had it. I've got company coming for breakfast, so pie, or pi, wasn't in my plans today, since I'm planing on making coffee cake, but maybe Linda has the right idea, I could make quiche......on second thought, I'd better not. I've never made it before, and I don't want to try that for the first time for company. I might make some pie later today. Any excuse for pie, right?

Sally

Boston Cream Pie is not a "pi" or a "pie" though. Very good but decidedly not pie.

It is really a cake, not a pie. Two layers of sponge cake are filled with thick vanilla custard and topped with a chocolate glaze or a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar. It is cut in wedges like a pie.

The Boston Cream Pie as we know it today originated at the Parker House Hotel in Boston. The same place known for Parker House rolls.

The Boston Cream Pie was originally a "pie" consisting of white cake with a custard filling or topping. That cake/pie had its origins in the early days of colonial history & was sometimes called Pudding-Cake Pie. In early colonial days, it often included a raspberry jelly filling...then it was called Mrs. Washington's Pie.

In 1855, the French chef of the Parker House Hotel, Monsieur Sanzian, fiddled about with the pie, adding a layer of chocolate icing and dressing the sides with almond slivers. At that point, it was called the Parker House Chocolate Pie. In the intervening 150+ years, the Parker House Chocolate Pie swallowed up the name Boston Cream Pie & the Parker House became the Omni Parker House;

Anyone who mentions Boston Cream Pie these days assumes it includes chocolate icing.

Boston Cream Pie is the official dessert of Massachusetts.

/tricia

Tricia, thanks for the history lesson! You're right though, it's definitely not a 'pie'....but boy oh boy do I have a hankering for it now!

Duane

I wouldn't worry too much, if you divide the circumferance of the Boston Cream by the diameter you'll get pi.
:)

I think most people know Boston Cream Pie isn't really a pie, but it's got the word in the name, so that's good enough for me ;)

Well my blueberry pie just came out of the oven. 1:59 doesn't allow for enough cooling time, so I'm keeping pi down to two decimals and having my parents over for dessert tonight.

For those of you "pie dough challenged" like I, try Cook's Illustrated's vodka pie crust. It is SO much easier to work with than any other recipe I've ever tried. The recipe is floating around here somewhere but I'll repost it if asked.

Brings back a few memories! DS asked me to bring a "Cookie Cake" to school. I didn't know it was pi week...I promptly bought a huge rectangular cake for his class.

Jessica, that's the NO praline pie I made for you and your family when you came to visit...minus the nuts. Do you have the Praline Liquor?

I winged a cranberry apple pie. Note to self, chop cranberries before putting in pie, and thaw in the microwave first if you are taking them out of the freezer. My pie making was my usual disaster (see above note). Since I always have trouble with the dough sticking to my rolling pin, I decided to roll it between two pieces of wax paper. It promptly stuck to the wax paper, creating a mess. For the top crust, I tried to be a little smarter and floured the wax paper. I cut out the pi symbol, but then realized I should have done it backwards so I could easily turn over the crust and place it over the pie. Well, instead I had to peel it off the wax paper and flip it, leading to several tears. Even then I still cut the symbol out wrong! At least I finally used up this box mix pie crust I had sitting around taking up space on my shelves. We'll see how it tastes.

lpink,
I would eat that pie in a heartbeat. Looks great to me!
Jo

lpink, keep on trying.

karen, is that the same exact recipe?!?! Kewl! Yes, minus the nuts, and I did find a local supply of praline liqeuer (sp)!

BUT....DH is opting for Crack Pie. Yup.

(Maureen, ya lost me, what is the significance of General Tso's last week?!?)

I think I probably lost everybody, Jessy.

It was March 4th ("march forth"), so I figured it must be military-themed food day.

I'll go stand over there with the really geeky kids.

LMAO Maureen - yeah you had lost me, too!

Good one, I'm going to steal it!

The pi pie tastes very good. The boxed mix crust was OK, but hard to work with so I won't be buying again. Next time I make pie I'm going to try the vodka crust. The pie pieces didn't come out wedge shaped though, they are like a pandowdy by the time I get them on the plate. I used 3 TBLSP cornstarch instead of flour to thicken the filling. I like the taste better but it doesn't seem to hold together very well But then all my pies are like that. Blueberry is the worst!

MIT announced its admissions decisions today, 3/14, at 1:59.

I made pastry today for the first time since the "vodka version" was discussed last Thanksgiving. Or was it Christmas? Anyway, I forgot to add the vodka, even though we have wayyyyyy too many bottles of it in the house and no one we know drinks it.... I used water/lemon juice, and it worked fine, but I still have too much vodka.

My 15 yo DD wanted to make apple pie, but her friend dropped in unexpectedly. I had the two of them peel, core and slice the apples while I pastried. I can't believe how slow they were! Was I ever that knife challenged???

I also made her some chocolate chip cookie pies to take to school tomorrow.

Raising my hand and joining the geeky kids here. I made a pie for Pi Day, but kept it really simple. I made the ultra-easy Lemon pie using lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk and Cool Whip. And I even used a store-bought graham cracker crust!!! Oh, the horror!

And, yes, I served it at 1:59. What a geek I am...

My daughter loved it and ate THREE pieces. She's only in the 3rd grade, but loved the concept of having pie on Pi Day when I tried to explain it to her.

Lpink, I would love you to come to my house. We will call Annie and Peppi and Nancy, and you and Peppi will have 3 pie experts to help you get the hang of making and rolling out a pie crust, allhtough I have to tell you, your cranberry pie looks wonderful!
Sherry