March 14th is Pi Day

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Feb 6th 2008 @ 3:00PM

Some people believe that January 23rd is National Pie Day. However, there's another school of thought that argues (quite convincingly too) that March 14th is truly the appropriate day to celebrate with a fat slice of pie. That's because that's the day of the year that corresponds with the first three digits of Pi, that beloved mathematical constant (that I memorized out to 50 digits during middle school for extra credit in math class).

Over at the Kitchen Parade, Alanna is hosting a Pie Challenge. She's hoping that food bloggers and cooks from all over the internet will make pie, complete with homemade crust (because that's really the challenging part of making pie). Starting the week of March 10th, she will maintain a running pie blog post round up. Simply make a pie, write a post (and include a tip or two), link to her original Challenge post and send her an email, letting her know that you're participating. Your pie will be featured among the offers of other bakers (if you don't have a food blog, you can simply email Alanna your pie recipe). One lucky pie maker (it's a random drawing) will get a copy of Humble Pie: Musings on What Lies Beneath the Crust.

So what are you waiting for? Go make some pie!

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Tags: comfort food, dessert, Food Quest