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Kerry Apple Cake – A “Pinch Proof” Dessert
“All living things, must be fed” -Irish Proverb …And this Kerry Apple Cake is the perfect dessert to feed someone this St. Patrick’s Day! It is hard to find any real background on the origin of this cake, but, from what I have found, it seems to have originated in County Kerry Ireland. It was originally prepared and baked in a cast iron pot called a Bastible. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, bastibles were the primary cooking tool. Most…
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A Few Bites and Sights In Baton Rouge, LA
“…I’m a thoroughbred racin’ at Louisiana Downs Avery Island and a Catahoula Hound I’m the Louisiana Hayride and the birth of the Blues the Evangeline, Chickory Coffee and Baton Rouge…” “I Am Louisiana” Written by Paul Ott We left the East Coast on the night of January 30th. A large winter storm was quickly making its way across the country and up the coast. As we packed up, and hit the road, we were focused on staying ahead of the storm. For the first couple of days, we drove as far as we could, pulling over only to rest for a couple of hours at a time. We…