Monthly Archives: September 2010

Sep 11 2010

Classic Carrot Cake

This Carrot cake recipe is from an older cookbook, The California Heritage Cookbook, from the Junior League of Pasadena
It was published in 1976, I was 15 years old. My Mom got it as a gift from my God-Mother, Sherry Buntzen. She lived in San Diego
at the time. She was a teacher and loved kids. She was  a great cook and a great friend of my moms.
I have made this cake so many times and I kinda of forgot about it.
I made it today for a wedding shower and made another one to take to work for the gals that couldn’t make it to the shower.
Everyone loved the cake! It is very moist and the frosting is creamy and has a tang. I love the combination of the moist cake
with a hint of pineapple and the cream cheese frosting with a hint of lemon.
Very, very good!!
Recipe for Classic Carrot Cake

Sep 9 2010

Hearty Chicken Soup

Now that the weather is changing (at least today!!)
It is not a hundred degrees outside so soup seems a welcome change from barbecue.

This recipe is from the Best of Americas Test Kitchen and it is wonderful! It is very fast. The trick is using ground chicken
meat. This releases flavor quickly instead of waiting hours to extract the flavor from a carcass.
I think this recipe is better than a slow cooked old fashioned recipe.

The recipe for Hearty Chicken Soup