This week for dessert, I made something not so sweet -- orange cranberry bread. I needed something fast and not too much fuss, and since we're nearing Easter, I wanted something not overly sweet. Soon everything will be candy and decadent desserts! After baking, I took the two loaves out of the oven, let them sit in the pan for about 10 minutes, and then turned them out onto the cooling rack. My older boy immediately asked for a couple of pieces. Really he appeared at just that moment!! I hate cutting freshly cooked, still hot loaves, but how could I say no?
Those loaves were baked on Friday, and later that day, I took the carton of strawberries that were past their prime and made a simple strawberry syrup in anticipation of the German pancake we planned on making Saturday morning. This is a good recipe, but I did cook them a lot longer than just 10 minutes. Also the syrup is not thick, but it tastes absolutely fantastic! And it was so good over a slice of pancake topped with fresh strawberries, blackberries, and powdered sugar. Oh my goodness it was so good!!!
And now, I'm going to spend the rest of this Sunday afternoon sewing some napkins for a springtime table. I'm using up leftover fabric from my stash, so the napkins vary in size; but the patterns and colors are so pretty and they will still be useful! After cutting the fabric on Wednesday, I spent a lot of time just pressing and folding some of the fabric to miter the corners. I didn't even get to start sewing! So I decided yesterday if I wanted these napkins done before Easter, I was going to have to just fold and press them and stitch a hem. Who cares if they have mitered corners? No one who sits at my table, that's who!
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