April 2008, my kitchen:
Him: I have a business trip to Mexico in October.
Me: Oh, that'll be fun.
Him: [waiting]
Me: [counting on my fingers] Wait, October? This October? Mexico? Oh, no you don't, bucko.
She'll only be three months old! No way! Quit your job! Tell 'em to stuff it! We'll survive somehow. Like, by, um... well, we'll figure something out. There's just no way you can go away while she's still so little.
Him: Well, okay, I'll stay home if you want, but your folks will be nearby in October. Maybe they could help out.
Me: [exhaling, lowering the knife] Oh, right. Right. Have a good time! Bring home some little Mexican baby pants or something.
October 2008, my mom's kitchen:
So here we are, me, my mom, and my three-month-old daughter, hanging out, missing The Dad, waiting for The Grandad to get home, singing the lumberjack song, clipping tiny little fingernails, and making...
Plum Torte
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 eggs
6 ripe purple plums
sugar
cinnamon
lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 350. Halve and pit the plums. Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat well. Spoon batter into an 8 or 9 inch springform pan with high sides. Place plum halves cut side down onto batter. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Bake 35-45 minutes.
3 comments:
OMG That sounds delicious. Maybe I will hunt down some plums this morning at the market.
No luck: no plums. But tomorrow we are headed to Pike Place so I can surely find some there. I got springform pans for my birthday and I haven't used them yet! So now I am on a mission.
I make this with cherries a lot. It is delicious. Tonight I sprinkled it with vanilla sugar that a friend made me. Success!
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