cooking

while dad was dealing with the DIY, i got on with the project we'd actually planned, namely cooking Christmas 'doughnuts' - for lack of a better description - called aebleskiver in Danish - 'apple slices' (there are no apples in them anymore).

several years ago, i got the proper frying pan needed for these, but i didn't get an egg whisk until a few months ago and then it wasn't really time to make them. it might still be a tad early but at least it's cold outside and Christmas is not far off. so once the dough had risen and it was all ready to go, i turned on my cooker and hoped it would work. the pan is, after all, cast-iron and full of round-shaped holes, meaning the electric heat doesn't spread evenly - i'd always had a gas stove in the past.

despite having washed it prior to using it, it was still its first time on a stove so i guess that's why it smelled so strongly. this will presumably not happen again. it didn't stop the doughnuts from turning out just as they should and being pretty much the right taste (my mistake with the lemon rind grinding). even A., who doesn't really like desserts, had not just seconds but thirds!