Where’s my carrot?

Let’s pick up from where we left off with the last post…how do we now enjoy a perfect pound cake.

Eat it plain or with a sprinkle of confectioner’s (powdered) sugar. The hint of orange will keep you coming back for more.

Enjoy it with a hot cup of coffee.

If you want to go a little fancy, drizzle some chocolate syrup on top of it. The orange and chocolate flavors marry well.

And, of course, my kids’ favorite! Pound cake a la mode. There’s nothing like moist, soft, freshly baked pound cake topped with choco-vanilla ice cream.

There are other ways you can enjoy this cake:

1. With rhum glaze: melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Add 3 tablespoons sugar and stir/whisk until melted. Turn off stove and add 3 tablespoons rhum. Brush on individual cake slices.
2. With whisky: take pound cake a la mode and drizzle a little whisky on top.

I have more stuff in my cupboard than I actually need, and actually consume. Whenever I’m in the supermarket, I get so overwhelmed by the multitude of products and their varieties that there seems to be a compulsion in me to try them all out. Wonderful packaging, colors, and free taste! Boy, am I reeled in!

Grocery shopping is a big weekend event for me. I love doing it. I can stay, and get lost, in a store for hours. Of course, the bigger the store, the more products available, the longer I stay. And these stores have all sorts of promotions to make you stay — free cake and coffee at opening hours, free-taste products on every aisle.

When i finally get home and start sorting out my groceries, I realize half, if not more than that, will stay in my cupboard until they’re ready to go…to the garbage bin. tsk, tsk, tsk.