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A fabulous looking, and, I'm sure, TASTING cake, Steph!

I rescued a batch of less-than-stellar cherries by using them instead of plums on the you-know-what cake. To complement the cherries, I substituted almond flour for half the AP. The result may be better then the original.

It was either throw them out or make soup.

The big advantage of baking your own bagels is that you can make them the right size. There are about 2 oz. each, as they were in my youth. The disadvantage is aesthetic, but maybe they will be neater next time.

Fig, orange and rosemary ice cream. Lively, complex flavor, dull color. If I didn't know the ingredients, I'd never be able to guess from the flavor.

I wish I could help you with that.

Leftover and forgotten veggies get a new life in the stockpot. The resulting broth might be used for mushroom risotto.

I found some 10-year old yeast buried in the fridge. It proofed surprisingly well. The rye bread will tell the tale.

Your gallbladder thanks you.

I amused myself today by looking at notes from a trip to Paris and Alsace, including meals eaten, with prices. The dollar was at its strongest (or the franc was especially weak that year -- 10 francs to the dollar. We feasted for practically nothing.

Yes. I think Lydia Davis is a genius and I don't use that word lightly. Have you read her translation of Madame Bovary? Also, great!/

I've been working my way through the new-ish translations of what they are now calling, In Search of Lost Time -- something I've been meaning to do for a number of years.

Seder for two: Gefilte fish out of the jar (garnished with Spanish-style cumin-pickled carrot coins) Chicken soup made with a secondary stock from the carcass of a bird roasted a couple of weeks ago. Knaidlach (made according to the Streit's matzah meal box recipe Roasted chicken thighs (rubbed with paste of olive oil, garlic, paprika and pimenton) Steamed asparagus, with lemon and nutmeg Torte caprese

I hadn't realized how long it's been since I've baked bread until I rummaged in the fridge to find some yeastand saw that the "best used by date was some time in 2014.