Yellow Squash Pie
I’m down to my last two yellow squash from the rescue‑produce boxes, so I decided to turn them into two keto‑friendly mini pies for Pi Day. Am I on a keto diet? No. I just don’t love overly sweet desserts, and I’ve found that real Vermont maple syrup gives this pie a deeper, more comforting flavor than sugar ever could. So what is Pi Day? It’s a modern mathematical celebration created in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw to honor the constant π on the date that matches its first digits—3/14. Over the years, it has grown into a global festival blending math, science, and plenty of pie. It also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday and the day Stephen Hawking passed away, which gives the date an extra layer of meaning for science lovers. As the daughter of a fairly well‑known mathematician, Pi Day was always a little more special in our house than in most. My dad and I looked forward to it every year—part celebration, part inside joke, part excuse to bake something delicious. These yellow‑...
