Upside- Down Saturday

Geri made a pineapple upside down cake for dinner tonight with old friends in the city. This is such a beautiful cake. She added cherries of course and prunes. One of the things that reminds me of my mother that's similar about Geri is her love of prunes.

My mother made a prune cake that was her #1 signature dessert. I've only made it once or twice. When people hear the word prunes they freak-out. They think they'll have to go to the bathroom directly after eating a piece. My mother's was not as heavy as it sounds. The prunes are chopped up. It really was once of those dishes that you've had that are indescribable, because I've never had anything that tastes quite like that cake. I'll have to try and make it again, maybe in July. I got a couple of prune cake stories for another day.

The recipe for this upside-down cake is in the book Joy of Cooking, along with Geri's addition of the cherries, prunes, and finished off with whipped cream (my contribution). When all else fails go to the Joy of Cooking cookbook and you're safe.  I would venture to say that many a restaurant have been spawned from that one book alone. That's my tip for the week.

Technically this is not a blog day for me. Photo below.

That's it.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War


What I ate today;

Breakfast; 2 poached eggs,  1 medium Yukon potato pancake w/olive oil, s & p, 2 pieces of toast w/butter, 1 cup black coffee w/1 sugar

Lunch; couple handfuls of granola

Dinner; pineapple upside- down cake for sure and whatever the chef de cuisine is cooking.

Exercise; 5.5 miles walking