This is a cake inspired by tree changes. Tree Change; def: a colloquial term that refers to citified folks making a change, to live somewhere greener, quieter, usually surrounded by trees. There are tree changes afoot in my Australian clan. I’ve just spent the last few days down in Berry; a spectacularly beautiful part of […]
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It would be tempting to revert to same old, same old. Cue: Birthday card. Dinner out. Cake. *Hurrah* Each year The Hungry One requests the same thing for his birthday. “Just…. maybe, some black forest cake?” Except there’s only so many ways we can make that cookie crumble. We’ve had this layered construction of cherry […]
The notion of a frozen cherry souffle calls forth images of butterflies, gambolling through sun deckled woods and women who have possibly been dressed by bluebirds. It’s a fantasy of a dish, most probably dreamed up on a very cold winter’s day. It’s very title is a promise of summer. Frozen treats, fresh cherries […]
The second dessert in Oscars feast The film: The reason: Minny Jackson thinks fried chicken just tends to make you feel better about life. So does this chocolate pie. The social structures of 1960’s Jackson Mississippi may be difficult for modern audiences to swallow, but this pie isn’t. It’s a dessert that also plays an […]
The first of two desserts in Oscars feast The film: The reason: To be sure, there wasn’t a lot of cake in the trenches of World War 1. And there certainly weren’t many treats for the horses. This cake celebrates the highs and the lows of Stephen Spielberg’s War Horse. In it you’ll find the […]