Julia Barrett's World

Because I am a huge fan of Tres Leches Cake

You have got to check out the recipe for Tres Leches Cake with Caramelized Bacon and Bananas. O.M.F.G.

I don’t eat bacon, but I’m gonna make the cake and caramelize something to put on top - bananas and phacon, blueberries, apples, something. Damn, that cake looks good!

http://projectbacon.wordpress.com/

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I’ve been paying attention to the wider world - the non writing, non romance author world and guess what? It’s really interesting! I’ve decided to link to a couple new, earnest bloggers ~ both with a different hobby.

http://craftydana32.blogspot.com/

Craftydana is all about knitting, blogging, reading, life challenges…it doesn’t hurt that she read and is reading my books - but I just plain old like the site. Besides, I know how hard it is to get anyone to look at your blog when you’re new.

Here’s another goody ~ http://projectbacon.wordpress.com/

Yummy photos and an interesting take on bacon, the new candy.

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Really, Orson?

Weeell, as my romantic Scotsman says. I’m drinking a wine that is older than me!

There I was, minding my own business, perusing the merchandise at an estate sale, when this guy pulled out a sealed crate of Chilean wine. Hmmm….says I, how much will you sell that for? Shhhh…Cuz you know, I’m thinking I really like that old wooden crate with that Chilean import stamp on it.

He looks at it, replies - I was just gonna put my feel on it. Tell ya what, you buy something and I’ll throw it in for free.

So I buys me an original, fully intact, wooden Dragon Dominoes set, and an original Scrabble set and he tosses in the case of wine. Of course, prevaricator that I am, the case sits unopened in my garage for a year. My daughter and her boyfriend pried the lid up last week and exclaimed, and I quote - Yuck! 1959!

Tonight my husband says, I’m opening a bottle.

Vinegar, I bet, says I, stirring the lasagna sauce.

Vintage 1959, Planella, Chilean Red Burgundy Reservado.

We took a whiff…smells like…wine! Took a look…good clarity. Took a tiny sip…totally not bad, as a matter of fact, it’s pretty damn good shit! Drinking a wine older than me with my homemade lasagna. OMFG! And we have twenty-three more bottles! Yee-hah!

If anyone knows anything about his wine or the winery, let me know - we pulled up a big blank when we tried to find information. If you figure it out, pass the info on to me and maybe I’ll send you a bottle!

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