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Pie for Pi Day

Chicken Pot Pie Unbaked
In honor of Pi Day, I've been making pies, and as I cooked, I reached far back in my memory for those formulas I learned in math class.  

As I recall, pi (Ï€ ) equals 3.141. Circumference equals 2 times Ï€  times radius (1/2 of diameter), and area equals Ï€  times radius squared. 

Strawberry Pie











So:

*The chicken pot pie is in a ten-inch pan, with an area of about 247 square inches and a circumference of 34.41 inches. 

*Dessert is in a nine-inch pan, so we'll enjoy just under 200 square inches of strawberry cream-cheese pie in pecan crust for dessert.

And to the dedicated math teachers of the world - for patiently teaching us to calculate whether two mediums or one large pizza is a better buy - thank you. 

And thank you for introducing us to pi.

Happy Pi Day.


Comments

  1. Yum, chicken pot pie is my favorite! What a great way to celebrate :)

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  2. Belated Pi day to you! Those pies look delicious!

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