June 25, 2011
Weekly review: Week ending June 25, 2011
From last week’s presentation
- Work
[X]Smooth out session creation form for project M[-]Work on Generation C and banking presentation
- Relationships
[X]Attend Linda and Tim’s wedding[-]Organize get-together- Gave Gabriel advice
- Helped J- learn more about persuasion
- Bought Portal 2
- Life
[X]Join Bells on Bloor[X]Harvest compost[X]Spread compost in front garden[-]Type in five chapters of Latin[X]Have soup and salad every day in order to try to make a dent in the lettuce- Made strawberry and rhubarb tarts
- Made lots of salad
- Reviewed old blog posts
- Blogged more pictures
- Returned webcam
Plans for next week
- Work
[ ]Visit client U to help with Drupal[ ]Work on user registration and profile editing for project M[ ]Help team members on board for project M
- Relationships
[ ]Organize get-together?
- Life
[ ]Sleep earlier
Strawberry rhubarb baking
Okay, I was wrong. I guess it’s baking season all year round.
The strawberries from the garden are lovely, red and firm. I’ve baked strawberry shortcakes before, so I thought I’d give strawberry rhubarb tarts a try. Rhubarb is available so rarely – all the more reason to experiment. (I think we’ll plant it next spring!)
Recipe from Joy of Baking:
- 454g / 1lb sliced rhubarb – the recipe called for 1″ pieces, but I had big chunky field rhubarb, so 0.5″ slices might be better
- 454g / 1lb sliced strawberries – this one’s a mix of garden strawberries and local strawberries
- 1/4 cup (35g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (150g) white sugar
Mix all ingredients. Fill purchased tart shells or home-made pastry circles (see original recipe). Chill assembled tarts for 15-30 minutes in the fridge. Preheat oven to 400F (200C), with the rack in the center of the oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes until crust is golden. Cool on a wire rack before serving. (The original recipe suggests serving with whipped cream or iced cream, ooh.)
I liked spending my Saturday afternoon baking, trying out new recipes. It’s a little like going to a cooking class, except much cheaper. =) I shared some tarts with neighbours so that we wouldn’t have too much dessert in the house. (Particularly as we’re still planning to bake brownies too…)