Wanted: Cooking Lessons
We had a combined Young Women/Young Men mutual night this past week which advertised the theme of "Culture Night." Each of us was required to prepare a recipe that had been in our family for a long time. The first thing that came to my mind was my Grandma Crossley's "Cake of Genoa" recipe. She had clipped this recipe out of a newspaper about 30 years ago. Her family liked it so much that it was a keeper. My dad and my brother, Michael, request if for their birthday every year. I had been talking to my dad on the phone and mentioned that I was going to make this special cake . . . He replied: "You might want to talk to your mom or grandmother about it first . . . the recipe is a little bit tricky since you have to beat the eggs for a certain amount of time." How hard could it be to follow a recipe? Even so, I decided to call grandma for her insight. After going through the directions step by step with her, I felt like I was ready to go. I followe...