TWD: Baking With Julia-Chiffon Roll

This chiffon roll is delicious, but it required a lot of kitchen equipment and pots and pans. I pulled out my hand mixer, food processor and kitchen aid mixer, plus multiple bowls and pots. This is a dessert
that one would make for a special event. The filling has a walnut chocolate paste added to whip cream. The walnut chocolate paste was made by adding walnuts to the food processor, along with a little oil, and melted bittersweet chocolate. Whip cream was then folded into it. The recipe stated that it served six, but those servings were way too large. I cut the roll into twelve servings.

The chiffon cake with the filling prior to rolling it.

The finished product.

Snow and Seed Catalogues

We are supposed to get more snow on Sunday and then a cold wave should start to come through. That is a perfect chance to look through all the seed catalogues. Baker Creek and Territorial Seed are in reach as I blog. However, at the end on the 2013 season, I purchased many packs of seeds at 90% of. Zinnias, carrots, basil, lettuce, radish, and others. So I may not need to purchase much. With that said, I would love to try something new in the vegetable department. Any ideas. Last year my new adventure was garlic and it was a great crop. What new seed adventure should I try in 2014?

Last year, when I ordered seeds from Baker Creek over the phone, I started up a chat with the rep from the company and he sent me their book on heirloom vegetables free of charge because I was so interested in gardening. That is the advantages of placing an order by phone: real conversations can be so much more fun and interesting versus ordering over the Internet.