No gooey chocolate for me... (yet)

It looks like I'm going to miss out on this week's recipe. I really hate to, since I missed last week as well. But life is just not cooperating right now. After being in Pennsylvania all last week for my mom's funeral, it's taken me all weekend to get things back on track. Well, as back on track as I can manage at the moment... I was totally down to the wire finishing my DB cake on Sunday and I just ran out of time and energy. I hope to make the Gooey Chocolate Cakes (picked by Leigh of Lemon Tartlet) later this week, since they sound really yummy. =) By next week life should be a bit more back to normal.  Be sure to check out the rest of the results from the Tuesdays with Dorie group!  

My mom

Sorry, no flan here. I'm sure you can find many great write-ups from the wonderful Tuesdays with Dorie group--check out the blogroll here. I had decided last week that I was going to sit this one out. I'm just not a big fan of custardy things. And as it turns out, it just wasn't meant for me to participate this week.

I'm writing this post from Pennsylvania, rather than my usual Central Texas. My mom died this past Friday, and the funeral is Tuesday morning.
It's been a stressful few days, but it's been good to be here with family. One of the things my sisters and I did was look through my mom's recipe box. It's interesting to see how recipes evolve over time. My mom is definitely the one who fostered my love of cooking and baking. As my skills developed, it became rare for me to have to call her up to ask for cooking advice. It's hard to believe that I'll never be able to do that again.