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Wednesday
Oct102007
Withdrawal
October 10, 2007
I do have to take it back, what I said about internet recipes.Â
Three reasons.Â
1. All of your comments about finding the right places to look for recipes. (Duh, Rae)
2. The incredibly scrumptious apple turnovers (crostates?) that I found at Her Able Hands. Delicious. I tripled the recipe, which was an interesting form of self torture, (what with all that cutting of butter into the flour) but I was trying to make enough for all of us, as well as for our church potluck. I love our church potlucks, and I love that our church is so intergenerational, and that an elderly lady named Velma is possibly the brightest star I've seen. She pats my arm and tells me that I'm truly a beautiful girl and she loves my hair, just as she blesses everyone else she sees.
3. Well, you could say that I rush things. I do, okay? I'm sorry. But I always try to make cheesecake on the day of, and now I will change my ways. Because Renee and I found that the resemblance to scrambled eggs almost disappeared after some cold hard refrigeration.Â
Three reasons.Â
1. All of your comments about finding the right places to look for recipes. (Duh, Rae)
2. The incredibly scrumptious apple turnovers (crostates?) that I found at Her Able Hands. Delicious. I tripled the recipe, which was an interesting form of self torture, (what with all that cutting of butter into the flour) but I was trying to make enough for all of us, as well as for our church potluck. I love our church potlucks, and I love that our church is so intergenerational, and that an elderly lady named Velma is possibly the brightest star I've seen. She pats my arm and tells me that I'm truly a beautiful girl and she loves my hair, just as she blesses everyone else she sees.
3. Well, you could say that I rush things. I do, okay? I'm sorry. But I always try to make cheesecake on the day of, and now I will change my ways. Because Renee and I found that the resemblance to scrambled eggs almost disappeared after some cold hard refrigeration.Â
Reader Comments (4)
Cooking is such fun - it too is an adventure, almost like life. One never knows how it will turn out. It all depends on your oven, and how hot it REALLY is, and all sorts of other variables. In Alberta Canada it even depends on the altitude. Have fun!
I'm so glad you found a recipe that makes you so happy! Apple turnovers....mmmmm...
Rae,
My mom and I still chuckle over my making a tort cake (old German recipe). I translated the recipe from Mom's old book and don't make it often. I think I put too much butter in it. While it was backing the dough just kept bubbling over the pan. Couldn't stop watching it it was so funny. Tasted pretty good later too but not servable.
Yeh, I suppose they are turnovers...but crostate is what my sister wrote on the 3x5 recipe card and dangit, I miss her beyond words so any unique little thing that brings her closer? Well...you know what I mean, right?
Aren't they just incredible?
And you tripled? TRIPLED? the recipe! Wowee. When I sold them at the farmers' market, I would make 5 batches, but I always did the dough as single batches...and it took for-e-vah.