|
Post by Fairweather on Apr 15, 2008 15:24:01 GMT -5
Yesterday I picked up a book moon might find interesting--called DUCHESS OF AQUITAINE, by Margaret Ball. It's about Eleanor of Aquitaine's early life before she married Henry II. Haven't started it yet but it has beautiful cover art and according to an author interview and essay at the end was extensively researched. Thank, katie. Sounds great, and one of my favorite topics, as you know. Too bad I can no longer riff it. Speaking of which, I wonder what's going on these days in Pakistan. Thanks for reminding me of that, too. Can't help but think of the powder keg waiting for a spark to set it off, myself. Lord, I hope otherwise, but that's how it feels.
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on Apr 15, 2008 15:36:37 GMT -5
BTW, another sad anniversary--this one the death of Abraham Lincoln, on the morning of April 15, 1865--sent me back to poetry, specifically Walt Whitman. Whitman was a great admirer of Lincoln (it always takes me aback to realize that Lincoln was not all but deified in his own time as he is now--makes you wonder if that inspires Dubya's insistence that he's done the right thing and history will prove he has in Iraq)--
Ahem. Sorry. Whitman wrote a great elegy for Lincoln called "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed" which was called to my memory by Mom's lilac bush blooming out a couple of days ago.
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on Apr 30, 2008 12:02:09 GMT -5
theater2.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/theater/reviews/30sound.html?th&emc=thSeems to me to be the ultimate kamikaze flight: a theatrical production of Faulkner's novel THE SOUND AND THE FURY. The only way I was able to get through the first part of the book, back in my college Faulkner Fiction class (I think that was the one where this novel was assigned; my Am Lit classes tend to blur in memory), was to simultaneously read Cliff's Notes and write in the margin of the novel what year Benjy's memories came from. And to think that Faulkner once said it all started out, simply, as a story about a little girl who got her drawers dirty, playing in the river.
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 20:49:18 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting.
|
|
|
Post by moonstone on May 4, 2008 20:56:28 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting. Let me guess. You need the spices to kill the taste of the soup.
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 4, 2008 21:05:00 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting. Let me guess. You need the spices to kill the taste of the soup. I hope so; I've always hated tomato soup!! I love spiced cookies though; it is a very IN-teresting recipe, Katie!!
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 21:27:42 GMT -5
Supposedly it's a trick the baker/heroine picked up from her grandmother to add moisture to a cake mix--she adapted the cake recipe for the cookies. But I guess the spices would make a difference--(I add lots of spices to tomato soup when I eat it, which is very seldom).
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 4, 2008 21:29:29 GMT -5
Supposedly it's a trick the baker/heroine picked up from her grandmother to add moisture to a cake mix--she adapted the cake recipe for the cookies. But I guess the spices would make a difference--(I add lots of spices to tomato soup when I eat it, which is very seldom). Maybe I should try that, Katie --the next time my sister serves it at Sunday dinner!! Thanks!!
|
|
|
Post by Laura on May 5, 2008 2:01:55 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting. Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious.
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on May 5, 2008 10:52:44 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by moonstone on May 5, 2008 12:28:00 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting. Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious. Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake?
|
|
|
Post by Carol, Long Valley NJ on May 5, 2008 12:39:49 GMT -5
Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious. Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? How about melted pizza cheese (mozzarella)?
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 5, 2008 12:40:51 GMT -5
Just finished another of Joanne Fluke's cooking mysteries: LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER. Sorry, moon, no Jello recipes, but it does have her Mystery Cookies--the spice cookie with a can of condensed tomato soup in the mix. Have to say, it sounds--INN-teresting. Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious. Tomato cake sounds interesting, Laura; not THAT I would try!! And the refried bean cake sounds absolutely yummy --I LOVE refried beans!!
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 5, 2008 12:42:37 GMT -5
Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? How about melted pizza cheese (mozzarella)? Mozzarella cheese sounds PERFECT, Carol; I'm getting very hungry!! PEACE ALL!!
|
|
|
Post by moonstone on May 5, 2008 13:14:17 GMT -5
Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? How about melted pizza cheese (mozzarella)? Absolutely perfect. Thank you, Carol. Ummm. Pizza cake. I think I'll whip one up for Krista's diary tonight, in case any "delinquent dissenters" happen to drop by. I'm sure no one will be surprised if I also put in a few grapes. I just can't resist.
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 5, 2008 13:16:36 GMT -5
How about melted pizza cheese (mozzarella)? Absolutely perfect. Thank you, Carol. Ummm. Pizza cake. I think I'll whip one up for Krista's diary tonight, in case any "delinquent dissenters" happen to drop by. I'm sure no one will be surprised if I also put in a few grapes. I just can't resist. And don't forget the "snottie scottie's"!! LOL!!
|
|
|
Post by Laura on May 5, 2008 13:38:49 GMT -5
Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious. Tomato cake sounds interesting, Laura; not THAT I would try!! And the refried bean cake sounds absolutely yummy --I LOVE refried beans!! I'll dig in my archive of recipes and bring them out. It could be a little bit, but I will post them. They do sound delicious.
|
|
|
Post by pdb on May 5, 2008 13:40:25 GMT -5
Tomato cake sounds interesting, Laura; not THAT I would try!! And the refried bean cake sounds absolutely yummy --I LOVE refried beans!! I'll dig in my archive of recipes and bring them out. It could be a little bit, but I will post them. They do sound delicious. Thanks, Laura!!
|
|
|
Post by Laura on May 5, 2008 13:41:59 GMT -5
Sounds yummy. I have a recipe for tomato cake and refried beans cake..both sound delicious. Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? I don't know about the grapes and jalapenos, but I would think maybe a nice cream cheese frosting on the tomato cake.
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on May 5, 2008 13:50:02 GMT -5
Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? I don't know about the grapes and jalapenos, but I would think maybe a nice cream cheese frosting on the tomato cake. I was thinking the exact same thing, Laura!
|
|
|
Post by Fairweather on May 5, 2008 13:51:33 GMT -5
How about melted pizza cheese (mozzarella)? Absolutely perfect. Thank you, Carol. Ummm. Pizza cake. I think I'll whip one up for Krista's diary tonight, in case any "delinquent dissenters" happen to drop by. I'm sure no one will be surprised if I also put in a few grapes. I just can't resist. No, you'll definitely need grapes if by some totally off-world chance, Tweety were to show up-- ;D
|
|
|
Post by moonstone on May 5, 2008 14:05:36 GMT -5
Can you use grapes or chocolate in those? How about jalapenos? What kind of frosting would you put on a tomato cake? I don't know about the grapes and jalapenos, but I would think maybe a nice cream cheese frosting on the tomato cake. Ummm. Cream cheese sounds good to me, Laura. Feel free to send that recipe with the cake recipe. What a mess I'll be making in the kitchen tonight. LoL
|
|
|
Post by Laura on May 5, 2008 20:01:09 GMT -5
As promised..here are the recipes from my archives. First up Rosarita's Bean Spice Cake
Preheat oven to 350 Blend together:
2 c biscuit mix (Bisquick or anything similar) 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 c sugar 1 tsp cinnamon
Add: 1/2 c melted shortening 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 c grated apple (optional) 1/2 c of raisins 1 1/2 c. Rosarita Refried Beans 3/4 c milk
Mix well. Bake in greased 8x8x2" cake pan 40-50 minutes. Serve warm or let cool and top as desired. Maybe a good topping would be sour cream with some red chili salsa.
|
|
|
Post by Laura on May 5, 2008 20:09:50 GMT -5
I could not find my original recipe for Tomato Cake, but here is another that is just about the same.
Tomato Soup Spice Cake
2 c all purpose flour 1 1/3 c sugar 4 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1 can Campbell's condensed tomato soup 1/2 c shortening 2 eggs 1/4 c water
Preheat oven to 350
Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients in the order given (i.e., flour, baking powder, allspice, soda, cinnamon, cloves, soup, shortening, eggs and water).
With mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Turn to high speed and continue to beat 4 more minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl.
Pour batter into prepared pans and bake 35-40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, then allow to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
Garnish with strawberries and mint, if desired. I think any fruit you desire would go well with this cake.
Tip: Instead of using just shortening, mix together equal parts of shortening with butter and the cake will be moist and have added flavor.
For easy preparation of pans, I always use Pam regular spray or butter flavor. Much easier then buttering or flouring pans. Cake comes out very easy.
|
|
|
Post by moonstone on May 5, 2008 20:14:34 GMT -5
I could not find my original recipe for Tomato Cake, but here is another that is just about the same. Excellent. If I work very, very hard, I can get one of these done for Krista's diary. Thanks, Laura.
|
|