Last night we had our Community Group Social with a few ladies from our church. We held it at my clubhouse and it was a lot of fun.
We all brought some treats and chatted for over 2.5 hours. It was really great to get to know these ladies better!
The ladies brought: Brie Cheese, Triscuits and grapes; Crockpot Meatballs; Cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon; Cheese, Salami and Olive platter with assorted crackers; A Caribbean fritter w/ a spicy dipping sauce; Chips and Cheese Dip. I brought my new favorite – Muddy Buddies and an Olive Oil Cake
Muddy Buddies Close-up
Olive Oil Cake - (Pissota con l’Oio) -
Fresh out of the oven
OLIVE OIL CAKE (Pissota con l’Oio) – MAKES 1 9″ CAKE
1 tbsp. butter
3 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1⁄4 tsp. lemon zest
3⁄4 cup quality extra-virgin olive oil
2⁄3 cup milk
3 tbsp. Grand Marnier or other sweet citrus-flavored
liqueur
1 tbsp. baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 325°. Grease a 3″-deep round 9″ cake pan and the outside of a heavy 3″-deep 3″ ovenproof ramekin or bowl with butter, then dust with 2 tbsp. of the flour, tapping out excess. Put ramekin or bowl upside down in center of prepared pan. Alternatively, grease an 11-cup bundt pan with butter and dust with flour. Set prepared pan aside.
2. Beat eggs and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale yellow, about 1 minute. Add remaining 3 cups flour, lemon zest, oil, milk, and liqueur and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Add baking powder and stir until thoroughly combined.
3. Holding ramekin or bowl firmly in place, spoon batter into prepared pan around ramekin or bowl or spoon batter into bundt pan, if using, and smooth out top with the back of the spoon. Bake until cake is deep golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer cake to a wire rack to let cool completely, in its pan.
first published in Saveur in Issue #75
Onto Wednesday’s eats
Breakfast – I have been trying to get to work earlier this week, knowing I’d have to leave on time, so I haven’t had much time to fix breakfast. Luckily, my friend at work gave me the idea of packing individual packs for quick oatmeal. It doesn’t compare to stovetop oats, but at least it’s a healthy and pretty yummy way to start the day.
Bag o' Oatmeal
I acutally prefer to eat it dry and not really make it with water because it gets a weird consistency and texture for me. But it’s still delicious nonetheless.
Lunch: I knew that I would be snacking for dinner on some treat, so I tried to eat well for lunch. So, a pita sandwich was on the menu with 1/2 sweet potato and just a few muddy buddies.
1/2 Pita + 1/2 Sweet Potato + Muddy Buddies
- 1/2 whole wheat pita
- Arugula
- cucumber slices
- dijion mustard
- 2 gardein chik’n crispy tenders
Snack: I had a banana with 1.5 tsp of pb today – 1/2 in the morning and the other 1/2 in the afternoon – delicious!!!
PB + Banana
I also had some hot tea in my brand new mug. It’s so pretty – cheers me up everything I take a sip!
Fabulous New Mug
Workout: None – I was so tired in the morning that I decided to sleep in and then I didn’t have time to do anything after work. I need to get my booty in the bed earlier next week! I think the Holiday events should be slowing down and Christmas approaches, which is kind of good so I can relax a bit and hang out with the hubby and my sister when she get in town next week! Sweet.
Peace out y’all!
