• How To Prepare For Going Home For Thanksgiving [The Weekly 10]

    How To Prepare For Going Home For Thanksgiving [The Weekly 10]

    Going home is probably going to be stressful. All semester you’ve probably been counting down to Thanksgiving break, but now that it’s here, you’re going to find that it’s not as relaxing as you thought.

  • Intro to Cooking: Lemon-Blueberry Pie

    Intro to Cooking: Lemon-Blueberry Pie

    I’ll let you in on a not-so-small secret: I love pie. Like borderline-unhealthy-obsession-with-pie syndrome. Like if a recipe looks delicious and simple I will think to myself “Hmm, Kari, how can this translate into pie form?” (Which, I should warn you, doesn’t work with everything…like margaritas.)

  • Do It Yourself Tuesdays: Make Your Own Piecrust!

    Do It Yourself Tuesdays: Make Your Own Piecrust!

    Ah, pie crust. I could practically eat it raw . . . Well, okay, that’s pretty disgusting, so I take it back (sorta). But baked pie crust is an entirely different story. It’s so versatile—you can use it for tarts, dessert pizza, and (obviously) pies. And you can fill those pies with anything—lemon curd, banana cream, fresh strawberries . . .

  • Overheard: Balmy Eighties

    Overheard: Balmy Eighties

    Girl 1: It’s not like that. If you put anything in a crust, it’s a pie. That’s a pie.
    Girl 2: What about cheesecake? Cheesecake has a crust.
    Girl 1: No it doesn’t.
    Girl 2: Have you ever had cheesecake? Have you even seen a cheesecake? This is a problem, like, for us. For you and me.

  • Body Blog: Stay Strong (and Fit) During the Holidays

    Body Blog: Stay Strong (and Fit) During the Holidays

    It is really easy to throw caution to the wind and dive headfirst into holiday dinners, cocktail…

  • The Annual Dogfight: Avoiding Political Slaughter at Thanksgiving

    The Annual Dogfight: Avoiding Political Slaughter at Thanksgiving

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    The worst part of Thanksgiving is the dogs. Everyone has that one relative with a German sheph…

  • Apple Pie with Rum: Really, Need I say More?

    Apple Pie with Rum: Really, Need I say More?

    I have always had this intense passion for baking. I’m not sure how much of it was the roman…

  • Idiot Proof (and Crustless!) Pumpkin Pie

    Idiot Proof (and Crustless!) Pumpkin Pie

    I’m not a good baker, but since I’ve been home for a few days (perks of surgery!), my…

  • Drool-Worthy Pie Recipe!

    Drool-Worthy Pie Recipe!

    Oh man, do I love pie. It’s kind of impossible to explain just how much I love it…but…

  • Blueberry Pie of the Gods

    Blueberry Pie of the Gods

    I have never liked blueberry pie. In fact, I would even go beyond that—I’ve always thought it was…

  • Dessert Pizza? Yes, Please!

    Dessert Pizza? Yes, Please!

    So, I set out the other night to make a crostata, but let’s just say I don’t seem to be at that level i…

  • The Many Definitions of Douche

    The Many Definitions of Douche

    The other day a friend of mine counted the amount of times I used the word douche. The number was sh…

  • No Lie: Fantastic Vegan Cherry Pie

    No Lie: Fantastic Vegan Cherry Pie

    I think I’ve said it before, but I’m not really into vegan things. I haven’t…