Tuesday, May 18, 2010

In the Kitchen

my new friend
I replaced my kitchen scale on Friday.   It started a whirlwind of baking.  I haven't been baking as much as I'd like lately, because of the bathroom scale, but it hasn't made a damn bit of difference in how my pants fit, so I threw my hands up and gave in to the urge.
Lemon Crostada steps 1&2
I want to learn how to bake beautiful pieces of confectionery art.  And I can't learn unless I bake - a lot.
lemon curd
Mmmmm!  Lemon curd:)
lemon crostada step 3&4
And it's so meditative too.  I was feeling really stressed Friday night.  Some issue with personal space and the people at the grocery store and on the streets.  Their carts and cars were too close to me.  So I decided to start my baking then.
lemon crostada
This Lemon Crostata* is what came of it.
whole wheat bread
And this 9-grain Whole Wheat Harvest Bread** on Saturday.
strawberry bavarian cream cake
And this Strawberry Bavarian Cream Ladyfinger Cake*** on Sunday.  This is in my fridge right now.  Will someone please come take it away?  It's full of strawberry lusciousness.
 
*April 2008 Gourmet magazine
**The Art and Soul of Baking
***Baking, James Peterson

6 comments:

  1. It all looks Deeeeelicious! Oh, so yummy!

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  2. Oh, I would so love to come and take all that wonderful looking baking off your hands!

    Do you perhaps deliver???

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  3. 'kay, I'm joining the queue here (man, I love spelling that word) but if you hear a noise tonight...it's me, sneaking a piece of that strawberry tart. Gorgeous.

    I think I'll be a sad girl when my "baby" stops nursing, and my once-a-week jog won't be able to handle the job of keeping my weight steady :)

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  4. I love the scale and I so need one maybe one of these days i will break donw and get one /.

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  5. your pictures are magazine perfect! i especially love the strawberry one :)

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