While it may not be autumn according to the calendars, summer is over in the world of teachers. When we let our new students into our classes on Monday, summer sadly came to an end. But not without a bang! We had Pie in the Park on Sunday. My friend Maria came up with this gem of an idea last year. She invited a bunch of friends to a beautiful park near her house and made a bunch of pies for us to feast on. This event happened to be the night we signed a contract that allowed us to go back to school the following morning, after having been on strike for over two weeks.
When school was coming to an end in June, we vowed to join forces and hold Pie in the Park again. But this time, we would get our guests involved. We asked everyone to bring a home-made dessert to share (if it had butter, it was cool with us) and their own utensils and plates to eat with. I made the localtarian nectarine-blueberry pie with crumb topping in the photo up top. Thanks again for your guidance, Mark Bittman! Maria made the yummy deep-dish apple pie above.
Our friend Kate strapped in her home-made blackberry pie and biked to the park. People broke out of their baking comfort zones, got their hands and kitchens dirty, and actually had fun crafting their fattening contributions. We ended up with quite a variety too with apple, cherry, nectarine, peach, blackberry, and even a creamy key lime. And while pie was the inspiration, it wasn't all we had that afternoon. Our guests brought ice cream casserole, bundt cake, shortbread, cookies, and squash bread too. It was an amazing afternoon and fabulous way to say good-bye to summer, all in name of good friends, sunny weather, and pie!
While it may not be autumn according to the calendars, summer is over in the world of teachers. When we let our new students into our classes on Monday, summer sadly came to an end. But not without a bang! We had Pie in the Park on Sunday. My friend Maria came up with this gem of an idea last year. She invited a bunch of friends to a beautiful park near her house and made a bunch of pies for us to feast on. This event happened to be the night we signed a contract that allowed us to go back to school the following morning, after having been on strike for over two weeks.
When school was coming to an end in June, we vowed to join forces and hold Pie in the Park again. But this time, we would get our guests involved. We asked everyone to bring a home-made dessert to share (if it had butter, it was cool with us) and their own utensils and plates to eat with. I made the localtarian nectarine-blueberry pie with crumb topping in the photo up top. Thanks again for your guidance, Mark Bittman! Maria made the yummy deep-dish apple pie above.
Our friend Kate strapped in her home-made blackberry pie and biked to the park. People broke out of their baking comfort zones, got their hands and kitchens dirty, and actually had fun crafting their fattening contributions. We ended up with quite a variety too with apple, cherry, nectarine, peach, blackberry, and even a creamy key lime. And while pie was the inspiration, it wasn't all we had that afternoon. Our guests brought ice cream casserole, bundt cake, shortbread, cookies, and squash bread too. It was an amazing afternoon and fabulous way to say good-bye to summer, all in name of good friends, sunny weather, and pie!
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