The Hasty Negroni. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
There was no other way given everyone's schedule. We arrived from a relaxing vacay with Mom in West Palm on Monday night, and Donna's sister, Regina, a professional cake whisperer, arrived first thing the next day ready to work (and teach).
I am cake challenged. I'm
sweets challenged. My idea of sweets is pictured above. But the subject I'm writing about now, cleverly integrated into the above photo, demands that I address cakes. Thus, despite Regina's patience, energy, and expertise, each day has for me ended with a feeling of depletion and fatigue, requiring a single end-of-the-day cocktail before I began dinner (which would be followed by more baking—cakes can be, should be, frozen—and/or photography).
So I wanted something strong, complex, familiar, and easy at the end ...
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