Spicy Cream of Tomato

Well. The crockpot was about to overflow when I was cookin marinara sauce, so I ladled out a saucepan-worth of juice and couldn't bear to dump it out as I had just spent a great deal of time picking, washing, parboiling, skinning, and chopping the tomatoes.

Soooooo, into the pot went some grated yellow summer squash, a variety of spices and hot sauce, some roasted red peppers. Once that was all cooked and happy, I "jzugzed" the mixture with my handy dandy immersion blender. Finally, I tempered a bit of sour cream and mixed it in.

Survey (Todd) says: yum!
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Dump Cake Papa-Style

Papa Warren tinkered with the recipe. I think he was successful in reducing the size of the cake by using a small Jiffy cake mix and a small can of crushed pineapple. Also, instead of cherry pie filling, he used apple. Looks delish....I might bum a bite here before we depart.

The girls and I will be making Grandma Shari a birthday treat next weekend. How are we going to compete with Papa's frequent and tasty baking? Maybe we will get a hint or request.....
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Daisy Cake

My mom may not have made this cake, but she designed it and the bakery executed it beautifully! I might try to recreate this look someday...