a lot of catching up to do

My week was super-busy and super-fun and I know I said I'd recap how I survived breakfast every day (I took notes!) but I wanted to start with what I did Sunday. No time to unpack; I was determined to make my dad a belated Father's Day cake. I'm sure I've mentioned how much he likes carrot cake; this time around I decided to try a new one--Mango-Carrot Cake, from Better Homes & Gardens a few months back.

This may sound obvious but if you like mango and you like carrot cake, you will love this. Also, liking cake doughnuts wouldn't hurt. According to the magazine version of the recipe that's what the texture is supposed to resemble but I added too much mango juice so mine came out sticky. If the ingredient list had specified 1 1/4 cups of mango juice divided that might've cued me to look out for that step in the recipe. Also, catching up on sleep would've helped. It's still good, though. My dad's not picky. Cake is cake.

*******
Next: my six breakfasts.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

fun on a bun...

Technically, the bun is optional but I just have to recommend these Spice-Rubbed Chicken Breasts.  I thought it sounded like a different kind of chicken sandwich for me and I'd never made a rub before. I have plenty of recipes but none which triggered an immediate response of, "I must try this." Also, I'd never purchased cumin before. It smells like the primary ingredient in a packet of taco seasoning, so you can see why it would need to be balanced out with brown sugar. Actually, all of the spices work well together, even the little tang of thyme. I think I'll be trying it on salmon next.
Read more

whatever mama wants, mama gets

And mama wanted sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts. She didn't say together in one dish but I figured someone must have put those two together. I went with these Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes  even though we had pancakes for breakfast. We won't be having maple syrup again anytime soon. A quick note on this recipe: my oven is super super hot so I roasted at 425 degrees. Even then I almost obliterated those sprouts. Always fix more sprouts than you think you need. As for the pancakes? I'm slowly working my way through the Whole-Grain Buttermilk Pancakes  variations from Eating Well. This time I made blueberry and set aside some berry-less batter for my mom. She went back for seconds and actually ate one with blueberries. And then I set aside some time yesterday for the cake. I should've really cleared my day but it couldn't work out that way. But I'll get to that in my next entry.
Read more