Fruits of Our Labour

In the last month Jason and I both started new jobs. Haven't really got the hang of the new schedule yet, which means there haven't been any posts to this blog in a while. I still photograph all the food. It's the writing that is lacking. My new position is on a fruit research farm and one of my job perks is free fruit. Last Friday, I came home with a quart and a half of strawberries. Naturally, this produced a strawberry pie with fresh whipped cream on top.

Day of Delights

This morning I ran seven miles. That is the furthest I have ever run, so I felt quite the sense of accomplishment afterwards. I also felt kind of zapped for a while. In the afternoon there was a hot chocolate pick-me-up but, the real treat of the day came later.

 

For dinner, Jason prepared Circassian Chicken. According to "The Best International Recipe" book it is a dish served on special occasions in Turkey and often with pita bread. I wished for bread but I hadn't made any, so... did I mention I was tired? We did have nice large pieces of steamed broccoli which I dredged through the walnut sauce on the chicken. 

 

 

Dessert was rum cake! The cake has rum in the batter and then a rum glaze was applied to the outside after baking. It was moist, flavorful but not too strong.

 

Before applying the glaze.

Jason applying glaze.

 

We may or may not have eaten half the cake before the end of the night. It was good and I was happy.