Comfort, Torte

It was the torte's fault. It all started with the torte.

Saturday night, this chocolate torte, seen on Design Sponge last week, with the help of littles and whispers. Topped with raspberries I had frozen from last summer's picking with my lovely Granny.

Sunday morning, whole-wheat English muffins. My focus lately has been on good breakfasts, and this recipe from Sara Kate sounded divine. I may make them every week, and top them with cheese and an egg and avocado, or just peanut butter, or jam.This jam recipe, from Rita Konig couldn't be easier, and I have more frozen strawberries than I know what to do with.

Sunday afternoon, this chicken pot pie from Smitten Kitchen, which might be one of the most perfectly alluring dishes of all time. I followed the directions fairly closely, but used less much chicken. Also, I assembled the filling as a stew and baked puff pastry squares on their own for popping on top one by one. Beware: I halved the recipe, and still have more than I'll be able to consume in a week. Hooray for freezers!

Then, chicken soup with barley. I usually have jars and jars of this in the freezer, but was out last week when I needed it, post-food poisoning. Now there's plenty.


{Torte pic from Design*Sponge. All others, me.}