The substitution is simple: 10oz of slightly toasted pecan pieces in place of the black walnuts. I think that pecans must be lighter than black walnuts, because that is a LOT of nuts in the batter. It resulted in two pretty cakes, plenty for whoever is at our closing session.
And once again, I didn't stop for photographs, although I took one of the circular cake after it cooled:
My mother and I went to Chicago for a week, spending time seeing relatives and old friends (including all three of my remaining godparents), and I was too busy enjoying people to photograph the food. Except this, my dessert one night:
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| The "Amarena Cherry Panna Cotta" - vanilla panna cotta, amarena cherry gelee, compressed cherry (a bit alcoholic), pistachio |
Of course we ate plenty of Chicago specialties, such as deep dish pizza, Chicago-style hot dog (my mother and I split a footlong at a White Sox game, which they sadly and badly lost to the d@mn Yankees, but ended up splitting the series with them - then the Cubs began a series with a close loss and a solid win, before another close loss), Irish soda bread from the Hearts & Flour Bakery tent at the Daley Center Farmers Market, true bagels and lox at a family brunch, and lots of excellent meals at friends' favourite restaurants around the city. We brought local chocolates to the neighbors and are still nibbling our way through the cookies a friend gave to my mother.
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