This happens to be one of my favorite cakes of all time. It's got a creamy butter frosting with the poppy seeds inside-out, speckled over the top while it appears to be coarse black pepper. I like the "bird seed cake" that my middle child refers to this as. I also like it's yellow color with the dominance of dark black. It's unique, a treat to bake once a year, any time … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Thompson Square – Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About
Lemon-Amaretto Poppy Seed Bread
Slice this, have this the following day; not the day it's made. It's worth its wait. Make sure it's covered well, without refrigeration, but keep it moist. It's good with coffee or tea after a light breakfast or for dessert after soup on a cold winter's night the next day; whenever you want to give it a try. Lemon-Amaretto Poppy Seed Bread, exclusively Skirt in the … [Read more...]
Field of Poppies in Summer
Artist Igor Sakharov – Draw the Poppies
How to Save Poppy Seeds
How Many Poppy Seeds Are Too Many?
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Man on Fire
August: Osage County – Official Trailer – The Weinstein Company
2013 Year in Review
2013 Year in Review, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen Did you welcome the New Year? Did you tally the days according to memory as 2013 being a good year? Did you take plenty of walks in all seasons? Did you enjoy the simple things? Did you discover new ways to live, even in foods, to be adventurous while keeping a little of the old for … [Read more...]