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Just Another Wednesday Afternoon
We picked Amelia up from school today and the walk home included Will begging Amelia to hold his hand, he had just woken up from a nap, and negotiations between the two of them on what to have for a snack, as if they were making it themselves. As I was pulling a snack together, […]
Lemon Curd Cake
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp, plus more for pans 1 cups all purpose flour, plus more for pans 2 cups cake flour 1 T baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup plus 1 T sour cream or creme fraiche Finely grated zest of 2 lemons, about 2 T 2 T lemon juice, about 1/2 […]
Frozen Lemon Mousse (James Beard)
8 T unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups sugar Grated zest of 1 large lemon Juice of 3 large lemons 1/4 tsp salt 3 large eggs plus 3 large egg yolks 1 cup heavy cream Melt the butter in the top part of a double boiler over barely simmering water (the water should not touch […]
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Will is often the last one up in the morning. This morning I had to wake him up for breakfast. He was sprawled out in his bed and I kissed his cheek and said “I will never get tired of seeing your sweet freckled face.” As he was stretching and trying to open his eyes […]