2 posts tagged “cooking”

Took the dog for her noon walk a bit ago and holy fucksticks, Batman! It is hotter'n hell out there today, and the humidity is definitely making it worse. Even the breeze feels like a wet slap.

Given tomorrow's forecast, I think I'll leave the AC on all night to get a jump on it.

On a more positive note, my cousin Zeke was over earlier this morning with 12 pints of blackberries from their new thornless canes. They've been trying out three new varieties, and this one (supposed to be quite sweet) is the newest of the lot. This is their third season (their first real run on them), and they're already as tall as a one-story house. I must say, they're gorgeous, if nothing else.

So, I have 6 pints of berries to work with. Cobbler, I think. Just need some gooooood ice cream.

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I made this rum cake that theldara linked to the other day, and oh, my god. Fabulous.

The only change I made was to omit the nuts and substitute a slightly lesser amount of chopped dehydrated apricots. You can see them on the top. I still sprinkled the brown sugar on them, too. Also--used dark rum rather than light.