Rebecca Weger

Last weekend we spent down in Baltimore visiting friends and family.  My father was having a birthday of significance while we were there.  Like most families, we celebrate with food.

We started the visit with omelets.  They were delicious – I made them.  My mom had just “forgotten” to tell me in advance that I had cooking responsibilities.  We’re lucky there was enough coffee and they turned out well (I had feta, mushrooms, red peppers, onions and spinach).  There wasn’t a hope for remembering to take pictures.

Lunch followed, with the first of the birthday cakes. My mother made an amazing fondant frosting that had a bit of white chocolate in it.

Dad's Birthday Cake the First

Lunch of course transitions to coffee which transitions to dinner. Well, not dinner exactly. Crabs.  Crabs should not be misunderstood as a simple item that is part of a meal.  They are, in and of themselves, an event.  You may never have worked so hard for your food.

Crabs Hon

After dinner there was a last food event for the day.  Cake the Second.  Cake the Second was more exiting for me, because this was one I could eat.  My mom used one of the Gluten-Free Pantry mixes and baked a chocolate cake.  Joseph lent a hand with whipping up some cream cheese frosting (and consequently got a taste of just how sweet a stand mixer would be).

Cake the Second

A “full” day to say the least.