Well, it really has been quite the gastro weekend. The question is not what to write, but where to start?
The beginning might make sense, but I fear that if I start with Friday night then I may not make it to Sunday before the end of the month. And I am aware of that fact that, having committed to my monthly ‘seasonality’ post, it is almost the end of October and I have yet to disclose this month’s ingredient.
Apples. Dutch apple tart, or ‘appelgebak’, has to be possibly my favourite coffee-and-cake mid-afternoon treat. Which is saying something, from the woman who barely eats – let alone makes – desserts. Dutch apples being in season, I decided that yesterday was the day to overcome my fear of baking and reacquaint myself with my scales. The result was surprisingly good, though I can’t take the credit for any of it – the recipe came from Cecily of Eat Dutch, with whom I was lucky enough to share an office, and who had a wonderful habit of baking cakes for colleagues…
