Thursday, July 17, 2014

this is sparta

 Are you allowed to reference movies you haven't seen before?
#300thpost
 The motive was July 4th, but it was really just a good excuse to buy some berries and refashion them into something sugary and buttery and ooey gooey.  The Teeter had cartons of strawberries 2/$6, but I feel like they always do.  It took me no more than five minutes to core all the strawberries I needed with this random curved paring knife we happen to have (what?).
Adapted from here, except I didn't strain the juice.  And I added a splash of balsamic to the berry reduction.  And a splash of vanilla to the batter.  And I extended the baking time a bit because my ceramic dish is smaller than a skillet.
Out of the oven with about 20 mins of cooling time, the strawberries were awfully sour and definitely had to be complemented with a bite of the super sweet cake-y part.  But after a day of chilling on the kitchen table, the entire thing was balanced and perfect.  Baby brother and I slowly ate away at it, one or two bites at a time.  This one lasted about three days because Dad wasn't home to eat it all for breakfast.
I love the bright red of strawberry desserts.  Less intense than cherries and more cheerful than blueberries.
I'm also being eaten alive by mosquitoes #mehsummer

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