March 14th was Pi Day and the first day of spring break.  Of course, I had a party – only round food allowed!  I had lots and lots of leftover pumpkin in the freezer, so I decided to make some pumpkin pies.  I hadn’t made a pumpkin pie since I realized that dairy and eggs were why I felt so sick so often, but the vegan recipe I used turned out well and was very simple.

Pumpkin pie batter with molasses smiley face

In addition to the pumpkin pie, I also made shepherd’s pie and cornbread muffins with my new favorite recipe (with sweet corn added).  I was so excited that so many of my friends also brought pies.  One of my friends who’d never made a pie before brought an amazing lemon blueberry pie.  We ate way too much and then played clue, which is one of my very favorite games.  At some point in the evening, my roommate brought out her fingerpuppets, and I was apparently possessed:

Actually, I'm not crazy

The semester’s halfway over, but the amount of work left to do is kind of terrifying. I’m already missing spring break…