I am so excited to at last share this recipe! It all began when Rose asked for Red Velvet mini-cupcakes for her birthday party last year. We checked out all the baking books we could find from the library (this took up most of the floor space in the yurt), spent some time on various…
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Birthdays
This past week was full of rushing here and there and the birthday celebrations of my oldest – now 14, and my youngest – now 6. We made homemade corn dogs (hotdogs dipped in corn bread batter and fried in home-rendered lard. There were a few presents wrapped in paper feed bags and tied with…
Black Cherry Clafoutis: A Native Florida Custard Cake
I am always unprepared for the intensity of this season, ruled by the sun and violent storms. The heat feels suffocating and damp, and when the wind blows, it is a hot wind. Every day the shining white clouds build up into flickering, violet storms piled high in the hazy sky, and where they break…
Return Of The Light Grain-free Lemon Cake
It’s been unusually cold lately, cold enough to snow although we weren’t so lucky. Hard frosts for several days in a row left everything sparkling with minute crystals in the early mornings, the ground hard frozen, and we marveled at the layers of ice on the water troughs that had to be broken through. The…
Rustic Dark Chocolate Meringue Cake With Wild Black Cherry Syrup
Ignore the humble appearance of this lovely dessert! It will be one of the nicest things you will ever eat! The fruity and intense black cherry flavor is set off by the rich chocolate. The meringue is also a nice way to use up extra egg whites I have left over from making ice…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 