5.12.2010

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The most beautiful cookbook was given to me yesterday. Someone traveling from London was kind enough to carry along Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache to California. {thank you!}
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So far I have learned that a swede is a rutabaga, a courgette is a zucchini, caster sugar is very fine sugar and that grams will need to be converted, so possibly a scale would be nice. I am deciding between the Lemon and Lavender Drizzle Cake or the Coffee and Walnut Courage Cake, to make first.
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Maybe the baking will begin tomorrow... in the meantime this cookbook is being read from cover to cover, notes scribbled on a pad, photographs admired and visions of baked goods adorned in pale pink rose buds atop vintage plates lulls me to sleep.

7 comments:

Stephanie said...

beautiful book!!

When I moved to england I was so confused about there being no recipes with "cups"

Then I found a ton of cute vintage scales and now I love baking by weight

Anonymous said...

How fun! I love cookbooks, especially if it's a dessert cookbook :)

Kelley said...

Oh my, Lemon and Lavender Drizzle Cake sounds AMAZING. Please make it and take photos. :)

Beth said...

This book looks lovely. I hope you share recipes and photos of the inside.

And on the kitchen scale--go order yourself one right now. It make baking and cooking so much easier!

our little love nest said...

So pretty! I love your rose. Hoping your day is lovely! xo

knack said...

what a beautiful book , and photo....{of course!}

....thanks for the furniture love:)

xo

April said...

The cake on the cover looks delicious! Looks like I'm about to go on another baking spree ♥