1. The Cake I halved this recipe for a dinner with friends this past week. The cake is a light almond cake- made airy with the use of whipped egg whites. Even though I used two fewer egg whites, it was still light and tasty. The cake was split in half and filled with a thin layer of lemon curd. True confession time- I used Stonewall Kitchen lemon curd instead of making my own. I'm stowe embarrassed (except not really, it was good). The frosting is a lemon mascarpone. Just lovely despite my inability to rid the frosting of a few unsightly lumps. A few slices of sugared lemon peel on top at the suggestion of my favorite kitchen lurker. Please find the recipe from Katie's adorable blog here.
2. In Defense of Food by Michael PollanI read last month's Kitchen Read Selection on time but mis placed the (library) book for several weeks so I missed posting about it. I found it in the depths of my gym locker this week. This book was somewhat similar to the one I chose in that it talks about the impact of food choices. I recently watch Food Inc which had many of the same themes. When it comes down to it, food choices affect personal health and impact on the environment and practices of the food industry. Some pretty disturbing things go into some food production. If you don't care, I'm not sure reading this stuff is going to really affect you in the long term. If that bugs you, read some of these books and change your practices. So there. (and thanks to Margaret for selecting the book!)
3. Join me in baking for SoldiersI'm leading a team baking for Lucas who is current on his second overseas deployment. If you'd like to join me in baking and mailing cookies to Lucas for September 1st, sign up for Team Wellington here or email me (spikethebaker
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