(no subject)

[caz963]

Gah. I'm away from LJ for 3 days and it's taken me about an hour to catch up! And even then, there are some posts I've skimmed and need to go back to read properly.

The absence was due to more visitors staying over the weekend - hence more tidying up, more cooking with the kids etc. Cazlet #2 baked a cake pretty much all by herself (under supervision of course), Cazlet #1 made apple crumble and we all had hands in various other things which emerged from the kitchen!

I also made a really awesome Citrus Pudding. It's simple to make and it tastes fantastic - the one drawback is the fact that it takes ages to zest the fruit :( But it's worth it in the end as you end up with a lovely crunchy sponge on top of a zingy sauce underneath. Yum.

I've had a massive, post-summer clothes-clearout today, too. I can actually close the drawers and shut the wardrobe, but I doubt that'll last long. So there is a trip to the charity shop and the clothes bank in my future.

I watched DW on Saturday but haven't had time to write anything about it yet and I'm too tired now, so maybe tomorrow.

Comments

[amycurl.livejournal.com]

We have a family recipe like that handed down from my grandmother, called Lemon Sponge.It's one of my favorite desserts, but certainly *not* the easiest!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Sounds nice. I made Lemon Drizzle Cake the week before which is also quite simple and doesn't need so much lemon zest in it!

[chloris67.livejournal.com]

The Cazlets sound like they are turning into accomplished bakers!

Ooooh, that Citrus Pudding looks yummy. That might be nice to make for my in-laws who are coming in a couple of weeks.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I learned a lot about cooking from my grandmother. My mum is the sort of cook who cooks because she has to - not that she's a bad cook, it's just not her thing. But I learned to bake cakes when I was quite young, and they're fairly simple things for the kids to learn to do.

That pudding is really gorgeous - I made one that was 1 and a half the size of the one in the recipe, which meant zesting more fruit :( That's the one downside to it. Still, when the kids are older, they'll be able to do that bit, too!