pie caramba!

Pi day was last Friday, and because I'm way geekier than I'd like to admit, I was excited about hosting my annual Pie Day Party.  AKA the one day of the year I have more than three people over and I don't even make them use coasters.  Living crazy, guys.  (But you still have to take off your shoes, let's not be ridiculous now).

It was a serious carb/sugar overload, but in the best possible way.  I got diabetes from the Tollhouse cookie pie, dirt pie, apple cheddar pie, and banana cream pie.  The savory represented with steak and ale pie, frito pie (so redneck, but so delightful), and good ol' pizza pies.  And there were "pie themed" cocktails to add to the festivities.

Yeah, that's a "donut pie".  The pie requirements are pretty loose.

Photo Credit: CocktailTimes.com

Lemon Pie-Inspired Cocktails
- Rim the class with coarse sugar.
- In a cocktail shaker, mix several cubes of ice, the juice of half a small lemon, one shot of vodka, half shot of triple sec, and a tablespoon of sugar*.
- Pour chilled, and if you're fancy, garnish with lemon slices.

*It's way worth it to make simple syrup so you don't end up with globs of sugar at the bottom of your Solo cup.