Hello out there - some of you may think I had given up on my goal. Admitted my defeat. Procrastinated till another time. Maybe even happy with accomplishing the task of being able to cook something for my family even if its not a new recipe. But , wait, what's that - I am still working at? You got it. It will just take me a lot longer to get through the cookbook. Slow and steady wins the race. I guess I am taking on the role of the tortoise. Good thing that's not in the cookbook.
A pattern has emerged. It seems that the time I am most able to try out new things have been around the holiday time. I guess when you know you will be having lots of family meals its good to have variety.
Passover had arrived a few weeks ago - and there is something so sentimental to me about baking for Passover. I have great memories of baking and preparing with my grandmother, mother and sister for the holidays. It is something I like to share now with my children. We poured, measured, mixed and folded together. I even found an old fashioned manual hand mixer. D got a big kick out of using that to mix the batter, but that only lasted a few minutes before he complained of his hand getting tired then it was back to the Kitchen Aid.
This year we were visiting family the whole time, so what to bring when you show up on the doorstep about an hour before the holiday starts? Desserts!
I made the "I cant believe they are pesach" brownies. Easy enough to make but when they look like a pesach brownie , and smell like a pesach brownie - they probably taste like a pesach brownie. These barely got eaten. We will definitely pass on those.
Another dessert that I made was Mock Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. This happens to be a family recipe that I have made many times over the years. They went over well. I even heard one person comment "There must be something addictive in here - because I cant seem to stop eating them! "
The last dessert I made was not actually from this cookbook. It was a chocolate mousse cake. It came out amazing. The S family were licking the pan clean. There were some similar recipes in the Temptations cookbook that I will for sure try now.
Looking forward to the next holiday where we eat mostly dairy foods. That will give me a chance to work on some sections of the book that I have barely looked at yet.
Fish and Pasta here I come!
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