So, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Life got in the way. And by life, I mean a crazy stressful birthday party and jazz. The good news is that I made a chocolate torte, a chocolate cake, and orange chicken! The bad news? Didn't get a picture of them. However, I did get a picture of some Orange Marmalade Cookies I made alongside Lemon Crepes with vanilla custard and blueberry sauce. The Crepes were a delight; the cookies, not so much so. Texture was way too dry and flavorless. But hey, I've certainly learned my lessons about texture and finding recipes with a good cookie base. If you can find a good base for drop cookies, you can alter it in about infinity different ways and have it turn out pretty good. It's the same thing with a cake.
The lemon crepes were an idea I got while writing, of all things. I had once made lemon pancakes with sour cream in them, and Mom had said that they were somewhat like crepes. The pancakes weren't the best, but I had been wondering for a while what they would have been like as crepes. So, I had Gerda decide to try them and found several recipes online that looked interesting, calling various for other toppings. And when Gerda decided to try them, I decided to make them! Yum, yum, what a nice surprise! The best part was the custard with the lemon crepe. Next time, I think fresh blueberries in the custard would be better than blueberry sauce. Also, no candied lemons. They were okay, but not that great. I also had intended to make lemon-caramel sauce to go on it, but totally burned it! I'm thinking of having Gerda make the same mistake, since I haven't showed enough of her cooking failures, and cooking is very much about failures.
One thing I learned about writing is that life does come in the way, and you need to learn how to deal with it. I also learned that sometimes you want a rest, and as a writer, you don't always get that rest. You have to force yourself not to vege, but rather sit down at your computer and type. Writing isn't always fun; sometimes it's a real pain. But it's something you force yourself to do, inspired or not. The trick is about learning how to just write, how to keep going and keep finding things to write about and how to not get stuck. You need to move on. It isn't always fun, but you've got to do it. It's surprising how well you can write when you're uninspired. Right now, I'm writing this awkward scene in which Kay is going to go out drinking with Ruda. I have only a foggy idea of where this is going (he's not going to care for it much and he is going to bring back the limoncello for Gerda). I'm not sure what they're going to think of the alcohol in the cooking. Since I think I'm going to have Gerda ruin the sauce, it'll probably be funny because he'll have gone at great lengths to get it and on her first attempt she totally ruins it. After that, I've no clue. Maybe I'll begin their tutoring sessions? Who knows. The point is is that I do have options to work with. We'll see where the story takes me, but in the meantime, I'll just write. Keep going no matter what.
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