Yogurt Cake with Blueberries

Well, the Christmas tree is still standing, and I am still hiding a body under my pile of laundry, BUT the dishes have been washed only to make way for a whole new batch.

I made the beef stew yesterday (silly me made it with filet mignon meat, as opposed to the usual stewing meat. I didn't have a choice, and if you call me and ask, I'll tell you why), as well as the blueberry yogurt cake. The recipe came from Clotilde, who runs a very fine blog about food, aptly named Chocolate & Zucchini. It turned out wonderfully, as you can see from the above pictures. I haven't tried a piece today, but yesterday when it was about 30 minutes out of the oven, it was great, especially since the outside had a nice crisp crust and crunch to it. Yum! I used fresh blueberries, although the recipe calls for frozen. I think both will work, and a hint to keep your blueberries from "bleeding" into the batter after they've thawed: toss them in a bit of flour before adding.

I had a wonderful brunch this morning/afternoon at the Four Seasons. I don't think I've seen a buffet full of such fine quality food before. It was a lot larger than I expected, not quite as big as a buffet that you would find in Las Vegas, but definitely more than enough choices. We stuffed ourselves silly, and I ended up with a plate of about five desserts all with only a bite or two taken and the rest to go to waste because I just couldn't take anymore. I came home, put my pajamas back on and proceeded to take a two hour nap to recover!

This weekend was a great one for relaxing, probably one of the last that I have left for quite some time. I definitely don't see myself able to lie around on the couch in front of the TV and napping the day away while I'm in Ireland! I'm glad I was able to make the most of it this weekend.

Off to wash the dishes for the second consecutive day, I don't think I've done this since I was a teenager.