fruit & paper: 06/01/2008

2008-06-29

Strawberry shortcake

This is my new favorite thing.

-1 shortbread cookie (vegan, if you prefer. They make some rockin good vegan cookies)
-Whipped cream (it's not too hard to find vegan or mostly vegan whipped cream, check the ingredients on a few brands. You'll be surprised.)
-5 to 10 strawberries (or, if you dislike strawberries - your fruit of choice)
-1 to 2 teaspoons limoncello
-1 to 1/2 teaspoon lavender sugar

You'll probably have to make the lavender sugar, unless you know something I don't know. Just grab a small tupperware, or yogurt container. Throw some fresh or dried lavender in it, and sugar. Fresh lavender works better, if you can find it. Let it sit for a day for fresh lavender, or a few days for dry. It's not a bad idea to keep a container of this around. Sift out sugar as needed.

Wash and cut the strawberries. I've been cutting them into thin wide slices.

Cut the shortbread cookie lengthwise, so you have 2 thinner cookies.

Put the cookies in your bowl, and splash the lemoncello over them. If there is too much, and the lemoncello pools at the bottom, poor out the excess. The cookies will get soggy soon, so you want to eat this fresh.

scoop on a little whipped cream, sprinkle with strawberry slices, more whipped cream, more strawberries. For me, it's about the whipped cream - I use the strawberries sparingly.

Dust with lavender sugar.

Enjoy!

Pike's Place Market

2008-06-26

the bay view cafe

This is one of my favorite places in the world - the bay view cafe in pike's place. I always expect it to be packed, but it never is. But I'm not complaining, that just makes it more charming. The view is fantastic, and the staff there are very nice. They must have given me 4 ice tea refills while I sat there, with my head out the window.