I’ve been having a lot of firsts lately: First time having a pressure cooker explode in my kitchen a couple weeks ago, first time making fudge this past weekend, and a first time baking a pie just the other day! That last “first” was probably the most surprisingly fun and simple. Thankfully, I had a few good recipes to follow.

I do think it’d be a little more challenging to tweak a recipe like krl10106’s gingerbread pumpkin pie, which already sounds like the quintessential Fall dessert. A pumpkin-filled pie topped with gingerbread cookies sounds like what I’d want on my Thanksgiving table. Even though that holiday is months away, it’s never too early to start planning a menu ahead of time. But Easter is fast approaching, and it’s coming two weeks earlier than it did last year! If you want a dessert that tastes like you spent forever slaving away in the kitchen, even though you didn’t because you were too busy improving your basket-stuffing skills, then you should try Smoked_Salmon2’s recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. Both strawberries and rhubarb are in season during the Spring months, so they’ll be sure to make your pie shine despite the March and April showers.