Easy Strawberry Pie (for Pi Day)

Happy Pi Day and Happy first day of March Break.   This morning, the kids and I made a strawberry pie before we remembered that it was Pi day. Pretty cool!!!

We used this lime chiffon pie recipe which we love and have made many times.  We were out of limes but had strawberries and strawberry Jell-o, so we decided to change the flavour. I usually use a pie plate for my pies but when you have two kids competing to stir and pour, corningware seems like a safer (cleaner) option.

This recipe requires about 4 hours of chilling.  

But since the kids aren't too picky, we chilled it for 2 hours and then dug right in.

We used chocolate cookie crumbs instead of graham crackers. I almost went into sugar shock when eating it, but the kids said it was "delicious"! 

 As for me, I was happy with my piece because it tasted like spring.

What a nice start to March Break!

Public Art: Toronto Winter Stations 2016

If you are planning to do something cool this March, I highly recommend taking a visit to the Toronto Beaches to see the Winter Stations Design Exhibit. It's an amazing display of public art along the waterfront landscape. The structures are located near the lifeguard stands and must be able to withstand our Toronto wintery weather.  The weather has been crazy lately (snow, no snow, snow, no snow), but I went a couple of days ago with a friend who was willing to brave the aftermath of a 20cm snowstorm to see the exhibit.  

We were not disappointed.  To truly enjoy Winter Stations, you must see it firsthand. So if you plan on visiting, do not read this post until AFTER you've been. It's worth it.

Winter Stations is set up across Balmy, Kew and Ashbridges Bay beaches. Here's a map of the exhibits.

via Winter Staitons Facebook Page

We went from West to East.  This one is called Fireplace

Steam Canoe

 

In the Belly of a Bear... do you dare go inside?

Flow - this one was so much fun

Floating Ropes

Lithoform

Aurora Borealis

Sauna.

I loved each exhibit.  They were all so unique and functional.  I love art that is touchable and accessible.
The exhibits are up until March 20, 2016 so go see it while you still can!

GAPtastic Cowl for Kids

A GAPtastic Cowl for kids.  You knew it had to come to this because I've got the knitting bug.   After making several GAPtastics for adults, I wanted to make one that was kid-sized.  When my son was invited to his friend's 8th birthday party, I decided to add a cowl to her package of presents.

I cast on 95 sts and did a seed stitch.

Last time, I said I wanted to do a stretchy bind on and bind off.  So I did!  If you don't know how to do this, here is a YouTube video that shows you how to do a stretchy bind on and here is one for the stretchy bind off.   As you can see the pink Gaptastic has a straighter edge as a result of doing the stretchy bind on/off.

When it came to weaving in the ends, I decided to split the yard so it wasn't as noticeable.

I ended up tying a knot at the base before I weaved in the yarn tail.

I used one skein for this project and only had a small handful of yarn left.

The day we gave her the cowl, it was -25C.  Although it was beautiful outside, it was very very cold! 

Birthday girl loved her cowl and wore it to school the next day.  She was so cute in it!

Unfortunately, no one was around to model the cowl when I made it, so I decided to put it on.  Seems like the kid size can fit an adult too!



On another note, I am learning how to design my own personalized sloper set through BurdaStyle Academy.   When I finish the class, hopefully I'll have something to share!  In the meantime, more knitted cowls to follow.

Until next time,