If you need an excuse to make a pie this week, national Pi Day is on the horizon. Math aficionados from across the globe will be celebrating the mathematical constant (3.1415…) on March 14, 2015. What is so special about pi? Pi can be used for engineering or manufacturing purposes to calculate the amount of materials required to make a circle. When you divide the circumference of any circle by its diameter, you get the number pi (3.1415..). Pretty neat.
Pi Day offers me an opportunity to bake with a defined purpose, bake a pie. Aside from that, I try my best to stay away from anything mathematically related. My confession, I am terrible at math. I have never understood its application beyond balancing my checkbook and baking proportions. When my first grader asks me multiplication problems, I squint my eyes, look up in the air and a sweat mustache begins to form on my upper lip. I stall for as long as I can, until I can figure out the answer and then, I still have to double check my math on a calculator. Needless to say, he has learned to ask his father for help with his math lessons as he has received far too many incorrect answers from his mother.
If you are not inspired by this mathematical constant that is pi, I highly recommend watching the movie Waitress to help motivate you to bake a pie this week. The main character played by Keri Russell, is a pie baker whose recipes are conceived and titled after her current life situations. A few examples of her pies include: I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Pie ; Kick in the Pants Pie and Falling in Love Chocolate Mousse Pie. The cinematography of her creations is absolutely mouth watering and one can’t help but be inspired to go into the kitchen and bake a pie after watching such beauty unfold on the screen.
My fondness for the movie has been elevated as I am finding some similarities between myself and Russell’s character in the movie. Like her movie character, I too am a pregnant, irritable and just want to be left alone to bake. I took a cue from the movie to give my pie a somewhat whimsical name. Proper Position Pecan Pie , was formulated due to the fact our little womb inhabitant may be in the breech position. Fingers crossed, she has a couple of weeks to relocate head down. I am raising my pint of milk to the forces of manifestation and eating my P roper Position Pecan Pie with the hope that each bite will get our baby closer to turning. At the very least, I will be full, fat and happy.
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