“My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future.” Pearl Bailey SOOTHING BLUE & GREEN CAKE Here’s one I did for my Dad’s birthday. I ran out of ideas; was just browsing around, and saw this design on some linen. My love for the blue-green combo reflects in this cake. The basic cake is from the Hershey’s website, and the icing is of whipped cream with vanilla essence and sugar. Ingredients: The basic cake recipe is Hershey’s Deep Dark…

“Chocolate is nature’s way of making up for Mondays.” Anonymous CHOCOLATE & CHOCOLATE-CHIP POUND CAKE Another recipe I tweaked to suit the ingredients available on hand. I have great fun playing around with recipes…and always have eager testers on hand. The daughter is always the first one to check and grade a new experiment, with the son not far behind. This one got a THUMBS UP!!! Ingredients:Butter- 1 cup or 200gmsEggs – 4 (large)Sugar – 1 cup, granularFlour – 1 1/2 cups Whole-wheat flour – 1/2 cupCocoa – ½ cup (dissolved in warm milk to form a pasteBaking powder – 1 tspSalt – 1 pinchChocolate chips – 1/2 cupVanilla Essence…

“Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don’t need an appointment” Anonymous CHOCOLATE SNACK CAKE FOR HUNGRY KIDS… Here’s a chocolate cake recipe I conjured up for the kids for when they come home after school. I was working on a cake without frosting…and while doing the lemon cake, thought I could give it a shot in chocolate. The results were very welcome indeed!! I used big chocolate chips which sank to the bottom…maybe smaller ones will suit this one better, but the kids liked the taste of the big, gooey, chocolate chips at the bottom. Here goes… Ingredients:Butter – ½ cup/100gmsEggs – 3Sugar – 1 ¼ cupsFlour – 1…