j*ni p. wrote:

>> With your husband do you find he enjoys your entrees or your desserts
>> more? My wife loves my baking but, as I described, is usually less
>> impressed with my entrees. To think it over, the only thing I've baked
>> that she didn't like was a lemon cake I made last summer. She's not one
>> to enjoy lemony tastes, which is too bad 'cause the cake was spot on
>> delicious, including the lemon icing...
>
> Oooh, I love lemon baked goods! Got a recipe?

CITRUS YELLOW CAKE

3C AP flour
2C sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2C milk
1/2C butter
1 1/2tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 tsp orange zest OR
1 tsp lemon zest

Sift flour and baking powder, then combine with sugar. Combine milk, butter
and vanilla then add to flour mixture. Beat in mixer on low until fully
combined, then beat on high for about 2 minutes. Add eggs and beat 2 more
minutes. Divide into two 9" pans. Bake at 375F until the cakes pass the
toothpick test (25-30 minutes). Remove from oven and allow to cool 10
minutes. Remove from pans and allow to cool thoroughly.

LEMON/ORANGE BUTTER ICING

1/3C butter
4 1/2C sifted confectioner's sugar
1/4C lemon juice OR
1/4C orange juice
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon zest OR
1 tsp orange zest

Cream the butter. Gradually introduce the sugar, beating well. Slowly add
the (orange|lemon) juice and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

> I'd say he's equally happy with both entrees and desserts -- it's
> actually pretty rare for him to say "please don't make this again".
> It just happens that I like to try out new things at dinner parties
> (I warn my guests ahead of time), so the aforementioned friend has
> witnessed this reaction a time or two. Hubby and I laugh about the
> friend's reaction (he looks so shocked!). I like the fact that he's
> honest with me. I'd hate to think he's secretly dreading something
> I've made, afraid to tell me the truth...

In our case, my wife had surgery over a year ago which affected what she can
and can't eat. Certain foods she can't digest and cause her pains. She can
handle steak (but not ground beef) and breads (but not pastas). She can
handle salads and grilled chicken, but nothing with a skin or that's not
tender. Vegetables need to be well softened, but she can handle salad most
of the time.

So, I've had to guide my dish selections by those limitations, or if I
really want to try something that she can't eat, I have to buy her
permission with such things as cookies, cakes and specialty breads.

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