He really had to pee. When he entered the house, he saw through a smoky and loud haze a familiar face – Claire Kelloway, frequent contributor to The Carletonian newspaper (oldest continuously operating student run newspaper in the whole country)!! Claire pointed Jack to the restroom and then they chatted it up over lemon cake. Claire was smartly dressed as French Toast (see Exhibit A) and Jack didn’t know it was a costume party.
Discussing such topics as the 2020 democratic primary and chicken farming on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Their early dates included a 5:00pm coffee date in Mount Pleasant followed by pupusas,
contra dancing at Glenn Echo Park, and biking and picnicking on Hains Point. The deal was really sealed when Claire ate the last homegrown radish from Jack’s garden, frozen in the ground in early November. Her commitment to possibly expired food was unyielding and this is when Jack knew for sure he was in the presence of a remarkable woman.
By Melissa Forti (via
The Italian Baker)
Ingredients:1 scant cup butter, 2 cups AP flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 3 eggs, zest of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2/3 cup sour cream.
Method: Preheat oven to 320 *F. Grease 9-inch cake tin. In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add lemon zest and vanilla and beat on medium for 3 minutes. Fold in one third of the flour, followed by half the sour cream, then fold in another third of flour, then the rest of the sour cream. Finish by folding in the last third of flour. Transfer mix to the prepped tin and bake for about 45 minutes. Let cool in tin for ~40 min before unmolding. Top with a berry compote (ideally blueberry).
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