Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
My friend’s mom makes a killer German Chocolate cake. One day I was at my friend’s house and her mom was eating a banana with the German chocolate icing smeared on it.
I saw her banana and asked her what was she eating. I like peanut butter on a banana but I would have never thought of putting icing on it.
She said it was super yummy. She said sometimes she just makes the icing to eat with her bananas.
My husband gets creative blending different flavors. I like some combinations of different things but certain things I am an absolute purist!
How wonderful for your family! Not only is red velvet cake delicious, it’s such a pretty cake. I love the icing!
Of course taste is most important but I feel that we do use all of our senses when we enjoy a something yummy to eat. Smelling a cake baking and seeing a beautiful cake brings as much joy as eating it.
Just like hearing the sizzle of something when it hits a hot pan. Or the perfect texture of a dish. Cooking is an art that includes science.
My favorite show on cooking is America’s Test Kitchen because we can learn something. I get bored with the cooking ‘contest’ shows. They certainly aren’t realistic. I realize they are designed for entertainment rather than actual cooking lessons. I do feel Martha Stewart does an excellent job at teaching cooking and I adored Julia!
Do you have a favorite chef or cooking instructor? My mom, grandmother and aunts were incredible cooks. It seems there are great cooks on this forum too. I have always enjoyed cooking.
One of my favorite cakes! Also love red velvet.
Have heard on the news that Sally’s direction changed which is great for New Orleans but sad for Alabama. Heading back home tomorrow.
bridger - have fun and stay safe
need - glad you are out of the way of the hurricane.
Everywhere has natural disasters of some sort. It’s either hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, tsunamis, flooding, etc.
We are used to the hurricanes but it does get old evacuating. At least with a hurricane there are warnings.
Wishing you and your husband safe travels. Glad you are leaving before the storm. Take care.
Supposed to be a category 2 storm when it hits landfall with tons of rain so we’ll get dumped on. Don’t want to be home with power outages.
It was sad to hear that several people died in the last storm, Hurricane Laura, that hit Lake Charles, Louisiana due to improper use of generators.
Many of those people are in our hotels here because the governor isn’t doing the ordinary shelters due to Covid. I feel so bad for them because Lake Charles took a big hit from Laura and now this storm is headed our way. We are leaving in the morning.
Coconut coffee?
Sounds interesting... I am so boring when it comes to coffee. I’m a purist when it comes to coffee. I like a nice strong brew with a touch of cream, no sugar.
My daughters get all of those fancy coffees. I roll my eyes when I am at a coffee house waiting in line to order a simple cafe au lait or latte, unsweetened and I am behind a person ordering a complicated coffee with all sorts of extra stuff in it. The baristas make it for them, they’re used to it!
I always say those are for people that don’t like the taste of coffee. Hahaha
My best friend makes great coffee but she always wants me to try all of those fancy creamers that she buys that are loaded with sugar. I don’t like my tea or coffee sweet. I like the clean taste of the coffee or tea.
To each his/her own. Maybe I would like the coffee flavored, but not sweet.
Actually one of my very favorite coffees is Kona. Wouldn’t you know it happens to be one of the most expensive so I only buy a pound of it every now and then to brew. Normally I drink a strong French roast, Italian espresso or a Colombian roast.