watermelon

I can tell I'm back in familiar territory when I read the publication of a press member I met yesterday and it's a socialist paper with a quote from Karl Marx on the cover. Yup.

on a terrible internet date once, a man who wanted to be much smarter than he actually was asked me "You say you're green, but are you really a WATERMELON?"

I was shocked, because well, aren't we all?

sweet sweet strawberry pie

This pie is delicious, especially so because i used the very first strawberries of the season. surprise! and pie. 

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

1. Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.