In honor of Pi(e) day, on 3.14.15, I celebrated by making a rich chocolate chess pie topped with a rosemary-infused sea salt caramel (recipe here) to take over to a friend’s house that evening. It was completely fantastic. I’d never had to pre-bake a pie crust before (pie-weights are a thing? a bag of dried lentils it is!) and needed to look up tips online for how to do it. I didn’t master the crust pre-bake to my satisfaction the first time out, but this pie was so divine that I’m sure I’ll be making this pie again and again, so I’ll have ample opportunities to practice in the future. I also enjoyed a chicken pot pie for lunch. I’d say Pi(e) day was a tasty success.
Very early in the morning on March 18th Rochester was graced by a gorgeous (and fairly rare) northern lights display over Lake Ontario – about an 8 minute drive from our house. Of course, I had no idea this would be coming so I slept soundly through the whole light show. I love the aurora borealis, and the last time I saw them vividly was in Iceland many years ago. I would have camped out all night on Durand Beach had I know something this phenomenal was coming! Needless to say, I immediately signed up for “aurora alerts” through a northern lights forecasting website so I’ll be in the know the next time we get a magnetic storm with enough strength to send some of those colorful waves our direction. Gorgeous, isn’t it? It’s almost hard to believe that something this stunning was right in my backyard! {Photo credit: Patty Singer via 13WHAM Facebook}
And, obviously, if you haven’t already seen these two precious video clips of an armadillo playing with his toy and a chipmunk enjoying fresh linens, you have mandatory plans for the next few minutes. I think it goes without saying that the “armadillos as pets” Google search happened approximately 4 seconds after I first watched the clip. My wheels are turning with ways in which I can acquire an armadillo pronto…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMJ1tdzXjso
Have a great Monday!
