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...to [livejournal.com profile] shoebox2, she of unofficial Canadian Idol recap fame. But she writes about a lot more than CI, and she approaches every subject with the same shrewd eye and dry, incisive wit. Her first post, about children's television, should be required reading for every longsuffering mother/babysitter/older sibling out there, if only to give them a good and probably much-needed laugh.

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Saffron cake

Date: 2005-02-01 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cepage.livejournal.com
Hi! I know you posted the recipe for saffron cake ages ago but I forgot to write it down, and now my roomies and I wanted to try making it. Could I beg you to send me the recipe (christy.e.page@wheaton.edu)? If you're too busy, don't worry about it...we'll just languish away un-saffroned. Thanks!

Re: Saffron cake

Date: 2005-02-01 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com
Here's a recipe (http://www.greenchronicle.co.uk/connies_cornish_kitchen/saffron_cake_recipe.htm) which is very close to the one my mother uses:

Mind you, you might not like the stuff at all. My husband still can't believe that anyone in their right mind would touch it -- but then my
two very picky preschoolers, who have turned down even some truly delectable desserts in their time, mug me for it every time they see me with a piece. Must be in the genes.

Oh, and saffron is the world's most expensive spice, so be forewarned about that too. There's a reason we only make it once a year...

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