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cake web (1 of 2)

Jun 2015 puppy cake web (2 of 2)

Alannah made a simple dessert cake, deliberately opting for a flat knife buttercream finish.  We set it on the beautiful vintage cake plate Rebecca sent. This could be considered the 20 part of the 80/20 plan, wherein we gravitate towards Paleo and all natural most all the time.

 Except when we don't. : )   That could either make you send up a cheer for being "real" or bemoan my inconsistency and compromises.  Either way – it looks lovely on the cake plate.  Humor me. 

Shortly after this afternoon of baking we ran across this book which we agreed may be our next investment.  After years and years of elaborate cake making on her part, Alannah was drawn to the simple, organic appeal of Naked Cakes. We are anxious to see more.  Since there is not really a full '20' for me, a very promising read is My Paleo Patisserie.   Those two are on our short list for summer dessert adventures. 

 

eating and reading this week

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Sept 2014 gyro dish web

Since I don't quite fit into the available memes and am notoriously erratic posting these things, we bring you books and bites this week. Maybe we shall do this again.  Maybe I will flake out and not.  Disclaimer – either scenario is entirely possible. 

A stretch for this culinarily-challenged chick the gyro meatballs and sauce from the Against All Grain cookbook which I heart. (The recipe is here in burger form.  Same same though) It's been a very long time since I have had lamb but this was a surprising hit here. I have no pic of the zoodles on my plate which is ok because the spiralizer is not here yet so my zoodles are less than photogenic.  But yum nonetheless. 

In reading news I am working through the boys' book report boys with gusto so we can discuss as they go.  This month it is The Singing Tree for Kieran and Lilies of the Field for Aidan.  The Singing Tree is the second "children's" book I have read in recent months and ended up laughing and crying my way through.  This one however hits rather close to home having a son in the military in an unstable world.  Sometimes it seems we have not progressed all that much from 1914 to 2014. Anyway, a very good read. 

Lilies of the Field is on deck tomorrow.  I admit my only reference is Sidney Poitier.  We shall fix that. Upside of waiting this long to read it is that I have recently lived in Germany.  Aidan can read the dialect lines quite well. ; )