Pi Day (Pineapple mango macadamia nut pie)

March 14, or 3.14, is now celebrated by nerds like Aaron and myself as Pi Day, in recognition of the mathematical constant pi (π). Without pi, we wouldn't be able to formulate geometry or trigonometry. Without pie, I would be sad. At Aaron's office, there's even a pi bake-off, and professional pride dictated that we simply had to enter. As we brain-stormed, Aaron rattled off ideas, including pineapple and mango. I scoffed at both as preposterous, only to eat humble pie as Google Image Search returned a gorgeous photo of this State Fair winner: pineapple and mango with a macadamia nut-studded lattice crust.

Boom.

Cravable Cookies (Cranberry, White Chocolate, Macadamia Nut, Lime Cookies)

I may have declared a previous recipe "the best cookies, ever" but I think I have a close contender for second place. I came up with this as a last-minute treat for our friend Pauline's birthday, the night before her birthday, when I found out. Like us, Pauline is a transplant from Massachusetts, so I first thought Boston Cream Pie, but I didn't have the time for anything but the quick and dirty version. I don't think people want something described as "quick and dirty" for their birthday, or maybe they do, but that's not a topic for this blog.

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