So i made a cake.

Yes, that cake. The one that Trudy made. The one that is still lurking in her kitchen in batter form, but not in cake form. (I hear her hounds said it was delicious.)

Based on her, er, egg issue, I made some modifications. First, I only made half a recipe in a loaf pan. (I live alone. If i ate the entire cake, I'd have to buy two seats when I fly back to Halifax, making it twice as expensive. And it's already pretty spendy.) Next, I used a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour/sugar/spice mixture. Then I added the baking powder to the dry ingredients. I beat the egg (all of it!) before mixing it with the cream (I used a combination of milk and cream), and folded it into the dry ingredients. The resulting mixture was more biscuit-dough like than cake-y, and I had to press it into the corners of the pan with the spoon/my fingers/the peaches. I used canned peaches rather than pie filling too.

(Please ignore the baking soda covered bottom of the oven. I had to put out one okay, two, small fires with it.)










Modified cake recipe!

1 1/4 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/8 c butter

Combine dry ingredients with a whisk. Cut in butter. Set aside 1/2 cup.

Add 1 1/4 tsp baking powder to the dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl, combine:
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c whipping cream or milk, or combination thereof

Add to dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.

Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Spread batter into the pan. Top with sliced peaches, enough to cover the batter. Sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.

Bake at 350 for 30-40ish minutes. (This will make your house smell delicious. Way better than the smell of spring in the prairies.)


Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then top with icing.

I didn't have any icing sugar and nothing is open because it's good friday, so I made a caramelly glaze with:

2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp butter
1/4 c whippy cream

Microwave til bubbly (don't be me. don't let it boil over.) Stir til brown sugar is melty and pour over the cake. Caramelly goodness.


Next post: how cooking snausages in the toaster oven can help improve your fire fighting skills!

Sometimes there is salad.

Alrighty.

So last night, I made a friggin' fantastic salad, and you should too.

Fill a bowl with spinach and chopped veggies (I had carrots, peppers, green onions and tomato). Add half an avocado and a hunk of leftover salmon. (half of one of those frozen sobeys pieces).

Dressing: 1 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp wasabi oil, 1/2 tsp sriracha, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar, and a glug of olive oil.

No pictures because by the time i realised i wanted to bloggy it, it was gone.

Travel time follows a stopped clock

I'm back from Halifax!

Song in my head.

I had a fantastic, not-long-enough visit with my bestie and have decided that I can totally swing long weekends in Bedford in the not-too-distant future. (Really, it's not much different time-wise than driving to Winnipeg or Edmonton, and less expensive when I get there.) Realistically, it'll probably be February or March before I get there again, but it's not going to be three and a half years!!

Now, it's getting chilly but not snowy (thank all that is sacred) and I'm crazybusy at work. Naturally, this means I'm flinging myself into the holiday crafting. I'm working on the theory that it helps with the work stress to have a concrete project with tangible progress. Also, if i start now, I might actually get more than one project done before the holidays!

The Plan!
freezer-paper stencilled t-shirts/onesies/etc. I've done this before with excellent results, and I really really like the one in the example. I've decided that my brother is getting one with this logo.
Knitting! Duck feet, cowl, mittens, etc.

Uh...yeah. that's pretty much all I've got on the go right now. There will of course be the usual last minute crazy. I neeeeeeed to get on my advent calendar, too. I have a plan! It's a good plan! I have the stuff for it! It's in my sewing box that I took home last Christmas and haven't touched since!

Okay. Pictures to follow for real; they're on the facebook and my camera and i'm not entirely sure where that is at the moment...

Central Time (part the first)

ROAD TRIP

Ahem.

I have I mentioned that I take an embarrassing number of pictures? Because I probably should. I don't post enough, but that is about to change!

And the answer?

I deleted the former blog and re-started (after importing!) with correct spelling. It made me crazy.

Went to Alberta last weekend. I have pictures! And a new camera :)

Ahem. I just realised that the URL here is mis-spelled. This is what happens when you drink and blog. Now, do i re-start the blog or do i embrace the mistake? Toughie?