Pie-atus

On a temporary hiatus this week-
last weekend was a wash due to unexpected and conflicting doctor's warnings for my lovely life-partner. First it was gluten intolerance, then that was rescinded, and now it seems to be, not gluten intolerance, but a potato intolerance, which for complicated reasons appears to be just as crazy (many flours include potato, and sugar and fruit at the same time are apparently forbidden). This is pie-recipe-complexifying stuff, folks.

But, this will just make future pies more interesting. And I hope those of you who are counting, are mollified by the fact that I made two pies last week, and am still way ahead on the numbers (by about five extra pies, approximately).

Also, you're all cooking and/or eating pie for the holiday. Make and eat delicious pies, friends.

And in the meantime enjoy this article:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/17/142460593/for-the-origins-of-pie-look-to-the-humble-magpie

and, um, this one. which I hereby swear I will never attempt:
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/22/a-cherry-pie-an-apple-pie-and-a-pumpkin-pie-each-cooked-inside-a-separate-cake-and-then-all-cooked-together-inside-another-cake/

and this one, which i may someday attempt if I have a few too many Sazeracs first:
http://www.extremeholidayideas.com/Extreme_Pumpkin_Pie.html

and this one, which is actually pretty tempting:
http://www.cakespy.com/blog-old/2009/5/27/triple-threat-the-cookie-cake-pie.html