The fruit cakes have been wrapped in their bourbon-soaked cheese cloths (or swaddling clothes) for almost a week. The taste test will be coming up soon, but I’ve been advised, the older the fruit cake, the better the flavor. I understand my aunt Florence would serve the old fruit cake after New Years with a […]
Around this time, PBS would broadcast the television adaptation of Truman Capote’s short story A Christmas Memory. As I’m about to embark on my first fruitcake making venture, I can’t help but hear Geraldine Page’s voice “It’s fruitcake weather.” I’m measuring out my ingredients for this recipe passed on to me by Paddy Bowman which […]
I was so disappointed with myself last summer when I missed D.C.’s first State Fair. There wasn’t a big Ferris wheel, but they did have a baking contest. Baking from scratch. When I found out D.C. State Fair was having a bake sale at the 14th & U Market November 20th, I wasted […]
I suppose you can have your cake and your Thanksgiving too. This “Thanksgiving Turkey Cake” was featured on the Chow e-blast. It’s made with mash potatoes, sweet potatoes, ground turkey and all the seasonings and trimmings (yep, that means cranberry sauce).
What’s for dessert? Shepherds Pie?
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