It has been far too long since my last French Fridays with Dorie post.
We moved house.
I slipped a disc in my back (because of the move).
Spent way too long on a crazy cocktail of drugs to just get through each day!
And just when things were coming together…
Bam! School holidays!
There’s always something… right?
When I saw this week’s recipe I knew it was time to return to the group.
And I knew that I would replace the blueberries in Dorie’s recipe with a jar of Morello Cherries.
I contemplated strawberries.
However my daughter and I crave Black Forest Cake, loaded with juicy, plump, sour cherries… pretty much… all the time!
School holidays are pretty crazy times around here.
I turned my back for a minute at the cinema and a movie poster became a prop!
So amidst all the chaos it was pure bliss carve out a little time to bake.
It felt indulgent.
Soothing.
Pretty!
Dorie’s Roulade recipe was simple and delicious.
We loved the cherry filling.
And I think strawberries would have been amazing.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the French Fridays with Dorie group thought!
(We are off to Melbourne for the weekend so I posted a day early!)
July 12, 2012 at 11:18 pm
This looks beautiful!
July 13, 2012 at 8:04 am
Beautiful – love the cherry filling idea.
Hope you are well recovered by now & settled into the new house.
July 13, 2012 at 8:58 am
That is so pretty, I’ve always wanted to try a roulade, but I’ve been daunted by the cake rolling…maybe I’ll try it soon.
July 13, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Congrats on the new move! Your roulade looks delicious. Perfect way to celebrate the new digs!
July 13, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Beautiful roulade! I thought about using cherries too but I was too lazy to do the pitting. Hope you’re feeling better & more relaxed after some baking time 🙂
July 14, 2012 at 2:27 am
Great idea, great pictures, welcome back!