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Welcome to my BLOG! I write about whatever I want, mostly food and random stories I'm trying to write. I hope you enjoy it. In loving kindness....
This is an adaptation of the famous Marian Burros Plum Torte. It is so delicious. I've made it twice already since plums are in season right now in California. We scarf it down in a couple days and lick our fingers and want more. It is super simple, although it did require me to get the hand mixer out so I could cream the sugar and butter. Give it a try, assuming you don't already have the recipe taped to your frig or bookmarked on your device. Feel free to use other fruit instead of plums or along with the plums. I used apricots and plums in one of them. Really tasty.
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| me and my sister |
When my sister and I were kids, or maybe teenagers, we found a hickory nut cake recipe somewhere in a book we were reading. I had the impression it was one of the little house on the prairie books, but now don't think that is right.
Anyway, we had a hickory nut tree on the farm and my Dad liked them, so we thought we'd make it for him. Of course, he had to crack the hickory nuts. Have you ever tried to crack a hickory nut? They are super hard. Dad used to get out the hammer. This is why the recipe has such a quantity range for the nuts -- you just use what you feel like cracking!
It is that time of the year again! Holiday season and I think of ginger bread. Here is my current favorite recipe for ginger cake adapted from a recipe by Dave Lebovitz from his book Ready for Dessert.
