Italian applecake

Apples!

I confess, this morning when i peeled and cut the apples i got from the garden, i sighed. And decided to use to of the Delcorfs new harvest i bought on the market. Because they are bigger.

The recipe i used is from smulweb.nl, a Dutch cooking website. I did do a search on duckduckgo.com for the word appeltaart, trying to find a good recipe for the Dutch appeltaart. And there i found this Italian applecake recipe. Hmm.

Ingredients

  • 150 gram butter
  • 150 gram sugar ( i used light brown sugar)
  • 4 eggs (i only had three, i added soaked lineseed for the fourth)
  • 500 gram apples
  • 150 gram flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 lemon, the juice and the rind
  • a bit of salt
  • 1 courgette, rasped (because i have so many and this cake is for the garden)

Method

  • preheat your oven to 180 ºC
  • melt the butter on a low fire, keep an eye on this and put out the fire once the butter is completely melted
  • peel the apples, slice them finely
  • rasp the courgette over the apples
  • rasp your lemon
  • squeeze your lemon and put it over the apple slices
  • put the sugar, salt, lemon peel and four eggs in a bowl, whisk this till it is foamy
  • add the melted butter to the apples
  • add the flour and the baking powder to the apples and mix
  • add the apples and flour and butter to the egg mixture and mix good
  • cover a 26 cm wide round springform with butter and add a spoon of flour to it and swirl it around
  • put the dough in the springform
  • bake for 40 to 50 minutes in the oven
  • put the oven out once it is done and leave the cake inside for five minutes

Enjoy!

Published on September 3, 2018 at 6:00 by
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Imagine

Earlier this week i came across the original demo of Imagine by John Lennon on kottke.org. I listened to it. I was stunned. I know this song. Of course. But i never really listened. Never really paid attention.

Now i did. Wonderful. Thank you, John Lennon.

Imagine

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today… Aha-ah…

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace… You…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world… You…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

Published on August 31, 2018 at 6:00 by
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Singing

This afternoon i sang along with my songs playlist. It felt good. I could hear my own voice clearly. Pronunciation is getting better it feels. I’m still not sure what song i will sing next. I have a couple on my list. It needs more time. To settle.

I also read some more. De utopie van de vrije markt written by Hans Achterhuis. I came along these clips from a Dutch television program VPRO Boeken (Books).

Enjoy your weekend!

Published on August 24, 2018 at 6:00 by
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Rambling

I have talked about myself and my sex life here.

Last night i was lying awake. I tossed and turned. I read a book. I went out of bed and played a bit of warcraft. And i was thinking. About writing this post. About my sex life. From my own point of view.

When i started on this post, i decided to go back and read older posts i had written about this. Too many!

Not that i mind a bit of repetition. This blog has updates five days a week, it will not be all shiny and new. There are also many different sides to ones life. Many different ways to think about it.

My silent years. The years between 2006 and 2014. The years in which i played world of warcraft. The years in which i didn’t work on my website, lfs.nl. I was thinking about it, especially closer to 2006. Nothing. And then that moment which i can still feel. That sledgehammer hit. Where it all came back alive. Confusing. Breathtaking. My decision then to start working again on lfs.nl. That final post About. Two weeks after that the first post on this website. And an about page here as well. Over three years.

I am not sure where i am heading. I have dreams. Wishes. Of course. I have a bit of money. A bit of time. But it is not set in stone.

I need to work! Work hard! Don’t give up! Don’t let other people confuse me. No way!

I apologize for this rambling post. Tomorrow is another day with a new post. See you then!

Published on August 22, 2018 at 6:00 by
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