Well I knew that it had been quite some time since I posted to this blog. Now that I see the date of my last post, I realize that it has been NINE months! Yikes! Of course, the last post declared my intent to start blogging faithfully. Would you believe me if I said I really, really mean it this time?!
I can actually thank my friend Lorri, whose blog ("She Wood" Time) inspired me to blog again. Her posts reminded me how much I love not just baking and cooking, but how the kitchen is the heart of my home and family. I love cooking for my family and with my family. I don't need to make the latest gourmet recipe to have something to write about. Sometimes a ham and cheese sandwich with the kids can be more delicious than a filet mignon from the fanciest restaurant.
Much has happened since my last blog. Most significantly...I turned 40! {Insert gasps of horror here!} Somehow I thought it would be much more painful than it was. In all honesty it didn't bother me one bit. I'm more comfortable in my own skin than I have ever been. I have a few more gray hairs and wrinkles, yes. But I'd like to think I've also gained a little knowledge and wisdom along the way. (A girl can humor herself in her old age, can't she?)
I can actually thank my friend Lorri, whose blog ("She Wood" Time) inspired me to blog again. Her posts reminded me how much I love not just baking and cooking, but how the kitchen is the heart of my home and family. I love cooking for my family and with my family. I don't need to make the latest gourmet recipe to have something to write about. Sometimes a ham and cheese sandwich with the kids can be more delicious than a filet mignon from the fanciest restaurant.
Much has happened since my last blog. Most significantly...I turned 40! {Insert gasps of horror here!} Somehow I thought it would be much more painful than it was. In all honesty it didn't bother me one bit. I'm more comfortable in my own skin than I have ever been. I have a few more gray hairs and wrinkles, yes. But I'd like to think I've also gained a little knowledge and wisdom along the way. (A girl can humor herself in her old age, can't she?)
I've collected many cookbooks since my last post. It's an addiction. I admit it. My obsession started as a little girl. My mother had this wonderful cookbook that was put together by some East Texas high school's home economics dept. in probably the 1960's. I just loved thumbing threw it. My all-time favorite recipe for "Red Velvet Cake" is contained in this cookbook. One can immediately see that the recipe is a family favorite due to the red food coloring stains on this dogeared page. My mom started me off with a Betty Crocker cookbook when I got married and then I found my prized possession--The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum. The recipes truly live up to the name. Now I own all of her cookbooks and even follow her blog. I am SO excited that the long-awaited sequel to The Cake Bible, Rose's Heavenly Cakes, will be coming out in September. I have already pre-ordered on Amazon.com and cannot wait until the UPS man/woman delivers it to my door!
One of my favorite recipes from The Cake Bible is the All-American Chiffon Cake. It is simple but so delicious. Chiffon cakes seem to have gone the way of the dodo bird and the weekly church social, but I still love them. They are light and usually not cloyingly sweet. Rose recently posted a video from her PBS days which contains the recipe for this cake (link provided above). The recipe works just as well with lemon instead. It is definitely a great dessert for a Mother's Day Brunch if you should be so inclined. (Kids, are you listening???)
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