It's the end of 2012...I would have thought that I'd have found time to come up for air, relax, take a day or two off...hasn't happened. Still, there are a few days left before New Years Day and there are two things that I can still partake of that will help get me into the spirit of the season.
And that brings me to Doug's Stolen...
For me, this has become an essential part of my holiday celebration. I discovered it several years ago at Play it Again Sam's cafe before Doug opened his Evergrain Bakery. I forget WHY it was that he gave me a loaf - right before Thanksgiving - but I'll never forget having my first taste. I was reluctant - too many visions of bad fruit cake dancing in my head but I decided to try it. Oh my...this was different. A few days later a friend came to visit, we went to the cafe for coffee, bought a loaf and the two of us finished about half of it before we got up from the table...
This is a labor of love...fruit soaked in brandy (rumor has it that it's for a year now) all fresh ingredients, wrapped in powdered sugar...and now you can have it with a cappuccino to eat in...or as I prefer, at home with Spanish Coffee...comes but once a year...enjoy it while you still can and there is some left...
Stay tuned for New Years Egg Nog...better late than never.
And that brings me to Doug's Stolen...
For me, this has become an essential part of my holiday celebration. I discovered it several years ago at Play it Again Sam's cafe before Doug opened his Evergrain Bakery. I forget WHY it was that he gave me a loaf - right before Thanksgiving - but I'll never forget having my first taste. I was reluctant - too many visions of bad fruit cake dancing in my head but I decided to try it. Oh my...this was different. A few days later a friend came to visit, we went to the cafe for coffee, bought a loaf and the two of us finished about half of it before we got up from the table...
This is a labor of love...fruit soaked in brandy (rumor has it that it's for a year now) all fresh ingredients, wrapped in powdered sugar...and now you can have it with a cappuccino to eat in...or as I prefer, at home with Spanish Coffee...comes but once a year...enjoy it while you still can and there is some left...
Stay tuned for New Years Egg Nog...better late than never.
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