New Favourites and Oldies Revisited

This weekend, I whipped a batch of Tiramisu from the recipes we collected at la scuola di cucina with lella in Siena. I goofed, added some of the sugar for the egg yolks to the egg whites. But I soldiered on and added more sugar for the yolks. I used grated 70% cocoa dark chocolate on top and it was heavenly.

But how did this bring me an old favourite?

A couple of weeks ago, Irene and I went to visit Aunt Rene. While there, I asked her if she might have a copy of Mom's Rhubarb Custard Pie recipe. Like everyone else, her answer was no, but after devouring 2 servings of tiramisu Saturday, I called her to see if we could drop over on Sunday and bring her some. She said of course and that she had been meaning to call. She found a slip of page, torn from a steno pad it looks like, with a recipe for rhubarb custard pie. It wasn't her writing but she wanted me to look at is. Sure enough, it is Mom's recipe. I can't wait until spring for the tender rhubarb to try it. I might have enough in the freezer to make a small pie, but I think it is tougher, late fruit, and I don't want to taint the pie with it.

I have still not been sleeping well. Usually within a day or two of my treatment, I find myself awake at between 3 and 4 in the morning, unable to get back to sleep. I find myself getting up and watching TV or playing on the computer for a couple of hours, then heading back to bed for 3 or 4 hours.

I seem to have been on my feet since treatment last week. I need to take a break.

~Inez