The Weather Outside Is Frightful

But inside my house, the fire is roaring, and Nora and I are busy in the kitchen

Say, folks, my birthday is this weekend, on Sunday the 14th. The cake above is what my pastry-baking daughter Nora is going to make me for my cake, by request: Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate And Orange Zest. The recipe is from The New York Times; follow the link if you want to make one too for your Valentine.

It’s going to be a very cold weekend…