As I sit here, it is almost 10:30pm Sunday night and I feel a warm fuzzy looking back on this weekend. It was full of friends and loved ones and time in the kitchen. It all started when I baked a cake…
And I squeezed a few lemons.
I made a little moat with 7-minute-frosting and filled it lemon curd.
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How was your Christmas? Did you get everything you wanted? Santa was very good to me. I got a load of kitchen goodness, the best of which is a Le Creuset. I’ve already used it. And several new cookbooks… I fear I’ve become predictable.
But that was yesterday. Now we are in No Man’s Land. That week between Christmas and the new year. What do you do during this week? Do you take down the tree or do you wait until January (or February) for that? Do you look back at what you’ve done (or haven’t done) this year? Look ahead to the next year and make your list of resolutions and goals? Make a plan? Or do you sit on the couch with a cat resting her head in the crook of your elbow while you type out a bazillion questions while avoiding what really needs to be done? That’s what I do. Obviously.
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I made a batch of dulce de leche brownies last week for my humor writing class (it was my turn to bring snacks), but the recipe only calls for about half of the can. Which meant there was some leftover. Which meant I was left vulnerable. So I put the leftovers in a jar and locked it away into the refrigerator, hoping to forget about it for a while. But… Why would I want to forget about dulce de leche? How could I lock it away instead of celebrate it’s existence?… it’s rich, creamy, caramel-y existence?
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Please note: this post contains obscene butter usage.*
I’ve been thinking a lot about butter lately. Not in terms of health concerns or anything like that. The thing that has held my focus the most is simple yet perplexing to me… there can never seem to be too much butter in something. No, I’m not running for president of the Paula Deen fan club or anything like that (even if we are from the same hometown). But… can you think of anything that a little butter does not make better? Cooking mushrooms? butter. Radishes? butter. Pancakes? butter. Toast? butter. What are brownies without butter?… Have you ever put butter on a biscuit? How about a muffin? But… why would you do that? I mean, they are made with a reasonable amount of butter already. And yet, it isn’t wrong. It is oh so right. Right? (or am I the only one who butters her biscuits?). Anyway, this is what has been running through my head lately.
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The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
I missed last month’s Daring Bakers Challenge which was a lovely looking lasagna with handmade noodles. It was a tough month in my world and while the lasagna sounded delicious, it looked like a lot of work. And I just wasn’t up for work.
So when this month approached and I saw the challenge was cheesecake, I was excited. I mean, cheesecake! Yeah, baby! But the month drew on. And on. And then I found myself almost out of time. Although I did have ideas… chai, chocolate, coffee, kahlua, matcha green tea, and lots of swirls. But then it was Sunday and the deadline was Monday… and I wasn’t in the mood to bake. I mean, I was excited about my ideas just 2 days ago. But today I… well, I just wasn’t feeling it.
Then I remembered last month. And then I remembered the guilt. So… I baked cheesecake. This cheesecake was baked with guilt, not love. It still tastes pretty good though.
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