and also, would you be interested in adding me to your blogroll? ‘b’coz I’m sure adding you to my list!:)

And we’ve had pomegranates at the markets already for the past couple of weeks! I have a pomegranate rum liqueur infusing, but I still want to bring to life the idea from last year to make a dessert w/ pomegranates and walnuts as a tribute to fesenjan…. And maybe pears will be involved. I still have to figure it out.

And thanks for the blogging encouragement. I think I just need to get a second — or is it third or fourth now? — wind.

So it’s Ramadhan which means I’m fasting, and let me say I am glad I am checking this after sundown, otherwise the apple pie-cake looks so good that I think it would hurt me.

And I was wondering why no posts recently; I thought maybe you were taking a personal vacation. I know I can’t tell you how to feel, but don’t be down about blogging! We love you!

Mimi - Thank you so very much. I’ve actually been feeling a bit down about blogging recently, so your comment means a lot to me now.

And more about candy bars will be coming up! It was too hot over the summer to work with chocolate in my kitchen, but I was able to start playing with them again this past week…

I hope the pie-cake compromise works. It’s funny about the Fujis — I bought mine mostly out of default, but they turned out to be among the best of the lot. I always jump at the chance to get new-to-me varieties of produce, but I have to keep telling myself that each piece fruit is different, regardless of its variety, and I should jump at whatever tastes good that day.

I never comment on your blog although I come here often. I just want to say how much I appreciate what you do. The candy bars were wonderful! I always enjoy dropping by to see what you are up to.