Today I begin my 28th year. I’m celebrating in Quebec City and Montreal — possibly with poutine and hopefully with beavertails. If I was home in the U. S. of A., I would bake myself a cake. Not a traditional chocolate cake with fluffy white frosting, but one involving my favorite fruit. Strawberry shortcake traditionally ...
Now that I no longer need to draw inspiration from wedding blogs (though I can’t quite drag myself away from all of them), I have turned my attention to food blogs. And last week the foodie blogosphere erupted with news that Condé Nast is ceasing publication of Gourmet. Gourmet was the kind of food magazine ...
Nick returned from training in Indianapolis just after midnight, missing his birthday by only an hour. But that didn’t stop Emily from singing “happy birthday” and Nick from blowing out his candles. Although they didn’t enjoy the delicious cake until the next day. Crazy Devil’s Food Cake 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk ...
Valentine’s Dinner 2008 (we adjusted the ingredients to yield 2 large cakes) Ingredients 4 heaping tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 stick butter 1 cup powdered sugar (plus more for sprinkling) 2 eggs 6 tablespoons flour 1/2 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur (or extract) nonstick spray Nutella Directions Spray 2 large custard cups with nonstick spray. Place on ...