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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Sad Little Pound Cake

I have baked pound cakes for many years. I usually have no trouble baking this particular recipe. Occasionally, the cake might fall in the center, or it might burn slightly along the edges, but I have never had this happen.
Poor Pound Cake
Sad little pound cake, isn't it? It completely fell apart when I was removing it from the pan. So, what does one do with this or rather with these chunks of cake? Simple.
Sliced Strawberries
Slice some South Carolina strawberries and make
Strawberry Shortcake
strawberry shortcake.Can't tell the cake fell apart at all, can you?




Saturday, April 10, 2010

Yellow Haze

Spring was arrived. I know this not because of these....
Daffodil

Wisteria

Dogwood

Bradford Pear

but because of these and other trees.
Pine Pollen

The pollen count has been exceptionally heavy this spring.
Yellow Pollen Clouds

Yellow Pollen Clouds

So much pollen that it appears as a yellow haze, little puffs of yellow clouds with every little breeze. Achoo! Sniff, sniff!