Tag Archives: cake

The pies and cakes post, with an excellent almond cake recipe!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

The first, and perhaps easiest, thing I baked at the beach over the Thanksgiving holiday was a butter almond cake.  I found it while sorting through a bunch of rather old newspaper clippings.  The Times Picayune credits C&H Cane Sugar … Continue reading →

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Would you make a special trip for free cake?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

I would, and today I did!  It wasn’t that special a trip – just to the local Whole Foods – I could pretend I needed groceries, right? But I really didn’t.  I did pick up some bananas and some Kind … Continue reading →

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Just a little list

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

I have less than 15 minutes to post this to get it in today (Internet issues), so here’s a quick recap of little treats that made me feel lucky in the midst of a busy day. 1. The weather today … Continue reading →

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I knew I had a good catch when . . .

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

. . . I came home from a school trip the very first year we were together, back in 1993, and found a homemade heart-shaped chocolate Sachertorte awaiting me. Wow – my sweetheart could bake!  Not only bake, but bake … Continue reading →

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It’s Carnival time!

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Yes – it’s January 6th – the Feast of the Epiphany, and the official start of Carnival season.  And we ushered it in with king cake,  as is traditional.  Tonight was also the first Thursday of the month, which means … Continue reading →

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