In case you decide to try the recipe, here are some pictures of the process:
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| Making the toffee bit |
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| Dates all chopped up |
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| Just out of the oven - you can see the toffee layer |
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| Topped with whipped cream! |
Friday, June 21, 2013
sticky toffee pudding
So, this took a lot longer than I thought it would (posting this). I made the dish (which I found here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/apr/14/cook-perfect-sticky-toffee-pudding) and was really hoping for "perfect" STP. Well, it was good, and I would probably make it again - it was a huge hit with my parents - but it wasn't the same as I had in England. I know, it's nearly impossible to get the exact same taste, but I'm planning to choose another recipe and have another go at it. Overall it was tasty and with some whipped cream or ice cream I felt transported back to the pub where I first had it. And let me tell you, it was a magical night. And just a note on English vocabulary: "pudding" means dessert; this is not in fact a semi-solid (which is called "custard" in the UK) but rather a cake - a very delicious caramelly cake.
In case you decide to try the recipe, here are some pictures of the process:
In case you decide to try the recipe, here are some pictures of the process:
Thursday, June 13, 2013
hello again
It's been a while, hasn't it? I never took the time to post about my adventures the last few weeks and can only say I had fun with family and that hopefully I will be better about posting! Since my last post, I've been up to Arlington twice, had a nice time with my older sister and her baby (who we are all spoiling), I've packed up much of my room and I've helped my parents as they tidy and get the house ready for a new buyer. I've received two wedding announcements - both of which I will miss - as well countless mission calls. My younger brother received his just last week and so all of us were on Google hang out so we could share in the surprise. It was so fun and almost like being in the same room again instead of spread out across the U.S and England.
I should also like to announce that after years of pondering and a few weeks of intense thought, I've decided to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! I started my papers only last night and because of scheduling I won't have my doctor and dental appointments until the beginning of July. I was disappointed but know that everything will work out so I'm taking the opportunity to prepare myself spiritually and physically. I am so excited to be a representative of the Church for 18 months and cannot wait to find out where I will be serving. I will eventually alter this blog for the duration of my mission so that those of you still keeping up with me will already know where to go for the latest news.
If you want to learn more about the LDS Church and its missionaries (or the Mormons as we are known), click here: http://mormon.org/missionaries.
On a totally unrelated note, we've been getting lots of rain here in Virginia and the last few days have made it so I feel like I am back in London. It doesn't help that several friends have posted videos and photos from our trip making it very easy to miss our time in the UK. In light of these reminisces, stay tuned for a British inspired food post later this week!
I should also like to announce that after years of pondering and a few weeks of intense thought, I've decided to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! I started my papers only last night and because of scheduling I won't have my doctor and dental appointments until the beginning of July. I was disappointed but know that everything will work out so I'm taking the opportunity to prepare myself spiritually and physically. I am so excited to be a representative of the Church for 18 months and cannot wait to find out where I will be serving. I will eventually alter this blog for the duration of my mission so that those of you still keeping up with me will already know where to go for the latest news.
If you want to learn more about the LDS Church and its missionaries (or the Mormons as we are known), click here: http://mormon.org/missionaries.
On a totally unrelated note, we've been getting lots of rain here in Virginia and the last few days have made it so I feel like I am back in London. It doesn't help that several friends have posted videos and photos from our trip making it very easy to miss our time in the UK. In light of these reminisces, stay tuned for a British inspired food post later this week!
Monday, May 13, 2013
graduation
Two weeks ago I returned home from Utah and from graduation ceremonies. Graduation was quite fun, definitely more fun than I expected. The Commencement was fun, I ran into some friends and we all sat together which made it that much more fun. Convocation was first thing the next morning and it was really interesting. My college, the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies is quite small, a little over a hundred graduates total this year and in my major there was only a dozen of us walking. This year the theme was Asian so we had two musical performances and then the refreshments afterwards included fortune cookies and crab rangoon.
It seems like all the following days my return home have sort of run together. They have been filled with job searching, baking and spending time with family. I don't feel as if I have done much and I guess I wish I had more results but perhaps in another little while. I'm going up to Arlington tomorrow which will be more exciting and perhaps I'll wander the city. Perhaps maybe then I'll have something interesting to write.
It seems like all the following days my return home have sort of run together. They have been filled with job searching, baking and spending time with family. I don't feel as if I have done much and I guess I wish I had more results but perhaps in another little while. I'm going up to Arlington tomorrow which will be more exciting and perhaps I'll wander the city. Perhaps maybe then I'll have something interesting to write.
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