Brother's bread

Lately I haven't had any time to do much of anything except drag myself to work and back. Today I relaxed and looked at the Reuters Best photos of 2007. Some amazing work - I highly recommend a visit. However, my brother has been busy baking a new confection - a challah loaf! wowza! It reminds me of when we were little and my parents would pick up a challah for us at the M-der's.

Who wears the apron

I used to enjoy cooking, but now that I have to do it all the time, it's not quite as fun. A few days ago I made my first custard from Epicurious' chocolate cream pie recipe. It turned out well and it was exciting when the consistency changed at boiling point and little clumps of hot custard flew out of the pot like lava drops. But lately my brother is the real cook in the family. He has a cooking blog, in fact. Don't go there hungry! I've eaten this tartlet up above. Actually it has the name of "Vanilla bean patisserie." I couldn't pronounce it but I sure could eat it fast. My brother made it for me when I visited : )