Monday, March 12, 2012

Germany Bound

After reading this amazing recipe for a Tower of Power, I knew we'd have to spend Sunday night mowing down on it. Since we had so much to talk about with regards to ...





...it was a good thing we were sufficiently fed.

I spent the morning marking, looking out into the sunny day...




...the afternoon running so as to actually enjoy it...




...and the rest of the day dusting and cleaning and cooking.





When I got to Kathleen's house, Aleisha was well on her way into baking the cake you'll see later, while I got started on homemade ricotta cheese. I started with this recipe and try as I may, I could not get the mixture to curdle. It was only after someone pointed out that I was using a "dairy alternative" (ew!) that I realized it would never curdle. Thicken it did and the resultant "cheese product" wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't good either. I'll try again another time.







Watching the cake being decorated might have been the piece de resistance...




...because it was gorgeous...



...but I think booking this amazing two-week trip probably, pardon the pun, took the cake.



(and what's a trip planning event without some wine, a creepy doll...



...and a student atlas?)



I hope your weekend was fantastic.

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