Sugar Plum Cake

Yet again, not necessarily a disaster, but NOT what I’d hoped for.I was actually thinking about the NYT Iconic Plum Torte. It’s “iconic,” it’s famous, and sure to be delicious.But, in true form, I wanted to “Ashley-ify” it and make it my own. The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from…

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The Son of Man – Baked Apple in Walnut Chocolate Drizzle

Baked Apple in Walnut Chocolate Drizzle The Son of Man (French: Le fils de l’homme) is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is perhaps his most well-known artwork. Magritte painted it as a self-portrait. The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of…

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