Baking was my savior today. After having gone to one "Moving Up" ceremony for kid, I found myself racing around my apartment kitchen, scavenging for all the ingredients to recreate the Cherry Clafouti recipe that for some reason, always marks the end of the school year, and brings me much comfort. As my kids keep getting older (not me!) maybe baking is my way keeping them in my nest? I still love nurturing them with food, especially home-baked goods. There's no better feeling than to watch them sit down at the table, devour a dish, … [Read more...]
Cherry Vanilla Bean Clafouti
June 4, 2014 By 2 Comments
Ever feel like you’re the poster child for Erma Bombeck’s ever-popular book title, “If Life is a Bowl of Cherries Then What Am I Doing in the Pits?” I caught myself feeling really sad this afternoon. At the close of every school year, when I’m incredulous at how quickly another 10 months has passed, I always reminisce about my childhood and my mom; I guess I’m really missing her. In that reflective moment I received a phone call that an extremely close family friend had passed away. I felt so overwhelmed that I was literally left on the … [Read more...]
