Comments on: Sylvia Plath & Tomato Soup Cake

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:04:16 +0000

The recipe is kind of odd… and interresting!

Cooking is an adventure, it is those kind of recipes that makes cooking an art. Tomato and cake just do not sound right to my ear, and that is exactly why I will try your recipe, and I am pretty sure it will be one of the tastiest cakes I will ever bake.

Thank you!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:24:52 +0000

John… I used to read Slyvia Plath back in University in South America… the idea of mixing poetry, irony and cooking is simply fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

jb says: Some things just fit together, Gabriel.

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:14:40 +0000

The ingredients are easy to get for me. Guess I’m going to try it out for myself.

jb says: Hi Christina. I don’t find cakes easy. Need more practise I guess. But it’s a way of focussing on Sylvia, thinking about her thinking her way through it. Plus, you can eat it later.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:30:41 +0000

stumbled upon this blig and feel compelled to say it is one of the few i can bear, i like it keep it up. meanwhile i will delve through the archive

jb says: I hope you don’t change your mind while in them there archives, Jessica.

By: ninchce

ninchce — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:53 +0000

Your recipe is so interesting and I’d like to try!

jb says: Don’t forget to tell us how it works out, ninchce

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:06:40 +0000

Kind of an odd comment here…. but I accidentally stumbled across your blog and felt a kinship. You see my blog is titled Tomato Soup Cake. Yep, that’s really the name! I’m afraid it’s no way near as sophisticated and literary as yours though;-)

jb says: Hi Diane. Sylvia would’ve just loved your site. I certainly do.

By: amy

amy — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:04:13 +0000

An extremely interesting look into Sylvia’s life – thanks for posting. On a separate note, tomato soup cake was always what I wanted (and got) as a birthday cake growing up. I’m 32 now and I still make it on occasion.

jb says: We never had tomato soup cake when I was a kid, Amy. Had to wait until I was fully grown up and make it myself.

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MissMeliss: Escribition » Blog Archive » Nyquil Natterings — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:41:37 +0000

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