Recipe: Apple Sharlotka

                                                                                            

Last autumn, we had a bumper crop of apples in England.  I remember seeing the branches of the apple trees in the neighbouring gardens where my mum lives in London absolutely weighed down with masses of red fruit.  Even the pathetic specimen that lives on the boundary of my property looked pleased with itself for displaying a few somewhat sour apples.  This bounty must have had an effect on prices, because since the autumn, apples have been cheaper.  I was looking at them in the supermarket last week whilst wondering what I could bake for this week’s Labyrinthus recipe, and I picked up three bags of three different varieties, thinking, ‘I’ll make something with apples.  Everyone keeps saying it’s good to cook with things that are in season.’  So here I am, and after a little online research, I decided to make an ‘Apple Sharlotka’.  It’s a fatless Russian apple cake, and I sourced the recipe from Smitten Kitten.  Here’s what happened...

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On This Day:

On this day in 1870, the first motion picture was shown to a theatre audience in Philadelphia.

(from: http://www.historyorb.com/day/february/5)

You can read more about Henry Heyl’s ‘Phasmatrope’ here.

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On This Day:

On this day in 1918, the British comedian Norman Wisdom was born in London. 

You can read a biography here, and watch a comedy clip from YouTube here.

Sanctuary - Self

In today's Sanctuary post, I thought that I would share a favourite quote. I think of this quote often because it reminds me of how letting go can free us up so much in our lives. It's fine to have plans and goals in life but sometimes it's good to be fluid enough in order to be open to what life has to offer.

 

 

 

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On This Day:

On this day in 1922, John Butler Yeats, a northern Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats, died in New York City.

(from: http://www.historyorb.com/day/february/3 and http://www.biography.com/people/john-butler-yeats-215217)

You can view his artwork here.

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Quote for the day: 

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!” 

 ~ Audrey Hepburn

(from: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes?page=9)

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On This Day:

On this day in 1902, Langston Hughes, the American writer and jazz poet was born in Joplin, Missouri.

(from: http://www.poemhunter.com/langston-hughes/biography/)

 You can read some of his poetry here.