{"id":1013,"date":"2009-03-03T01:51:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T01:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/03\/i-mean-it"},"modified":"2017-07-06T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T20:04:11","slug":"i-mean-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangette.net\/2009\/03\/i-mean-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I mean it"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to sit down here today and write as though everything were normal, as though I were actually capable of forming complete sentences. But the truth is, I am an absolute maniac. Tomorrow is the official release date for my book, a day that I never really trusted would come, and I feel alternately so ecstatic and so freaked out that I can\u2019t decide whether I need to run around the block a few dozen times or lie down for a nap. In the meantime, I will eat some sweet potato pound cake. As you can see, that\u2019s been my fallback position for a few days now.<\/p>\n

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\nMany of you have written already(!) to say that you have the book in your hands, and that you\u2019ve started to read and cook from it, and I want to thank you for that. Thank you. I wouldn\u2019t have written the thing at all if it weren\u2019t for you, and I mean it. I hope that, if you can, you will come out and let me shake your hand and thank you in person. I\u2019ll be looking for you.<\/p>\n

To those of you in the Seattle<\/span> area: I will be at University Book Store<\/span> tomorrow night – Tuesday, March 3 – at 7:00 pm. I\u2019m baking some coconut macaroons with chocolate ganache for the occasion, and as an added bonus, I will probably be blushing uncontrollably through the entire evening. It\u2019s a show you don\u2019t want to miss. (4326 University Way NE)<\/p>\n

To those in the Portland<\/span> area: I will be at Powell\u2019s<\/span> this Friday, March 6, at 7:30 pm. I can\u2019t guarantee any macaroons, but I will no doubt still be blushing. (1005 W. Burnside)<\/p>\n

And an update on the Washington, DC<\/span> event: a number of you e-mailed or left comments to express an interest in coming that night, but I now need a formal RSVP<\/span>. If you plan to attend, please e-mail cheeseandchocolate (at) gmail (dot) com<\/span> to say so. The event will be at Ceiba<\/a> on March 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, with a cash bar, complimentary hors d\u2019oeuvres, and books for sale.<\/del> The DC event is now full.<\/span> Whew! I\u2019m so sorry that we cannot accommodate more of you; we\u2019ve just run out of space.<\/p>\n

I think that\u2019s all for now. I anticipate that I won\u2019t be able to post much for the next couple of weeks, but I will stop by to remind you of where I\u2019ll be<\/a>, and when, and at what time, and whatnot.<\/p>\n

And when I get back, I\u2019ll have a new Delancey<\/a> update for you. Last week, the wood-burning oven arrived – that\u2019s the first step in building the kitchen – and it\u2019s beautiful. It weighs 3,600 pounds. Its arrival heralded two days of sweat, heavy lifting, and cement-mixing for Brandon, and for me, a few rolls of film and an early morning in my pajamas, helping to move it into position in the soon-to-be kitchen with the help of a plastic protractor, masking tape, and a cart that vaguely resembled a handtruck on steroids. Needless to say, I have some photographs for you. Although none of them feature my pajamas, so don\u2019t get your hopes up.<\/p>\n

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\nUntil then, be well, bake yourself some sweet potato pound cake, and thank you, always, for being here.<\/p>\n\n

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Sweet Potato Pound Cake<\/h2>\n

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