tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post7995683014647255029..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: ReciprocationTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-64428266525987038882008-08-19T10:10:00.000+09:002008-08-19T10:10:00.000+09:00Those blueberry coffee cakes look fantastic, I wil...Those blueberry coffee cakes look fantastic, I will have to try your recipe. I often give jars of cookies as a gift although at the moment I am sharing my eggs which are in abundance!!Chocolate Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758804274742132690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-49669071235438312672008-08-18T00:41:00.000+09:002008-08-18T00:41:00.000+09:00I don't feel comfortable with my cooking skill...I don't feel comfortable with my cooking skills either. I also have a hard time coming up with proper reciprocation. Looks like you did a fantastic job though, the cake looks wonderful.Shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-62251800663174518372008-08-17T21:45:00.000+09:002008-08-17T21:45:00.000+09:00I think your coffee cake looks delicious. So lucky...I think your coffee cake looks delicious. So lucky to have all those blueberries to bake with - I use frozen because the fresh are unbelievably expensive here. <br><br>I love to give food at holidays, etc to my neighbors, but you get caught in the reciprocity trap. (Mary, I understand your comment completely!) I don't want the recipients to think they have to scurry around and get me something because I like to bake. And they're all elderly so I hate to make work for them. What to do?<br><br>One other thought: I don't know how anyone could get by without an oven! My nephew rented an apartment in Berlin for a while that had a cooktop but not an oven, and he said it wasn't unusual and that even if you were capable of baking at home no one did, they bought everything at the bakery. Well, southern girl that I am, that wouldn't work - you can't get biscuits and cornbread at the bakery!The Calico Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772374749065425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-31936968605475775152008-08-17T20:32:00.000+09:002008-08-17T20:32:00.000+09:00Ha, ha, the only squid I've ever 'fixed...Ha, ha, the only squid I've ever 'fixed' is the kind that comes coated in breadcrumbs and is taken from the freezer and put in the deep fryer. If anyone gave me the 'real' thing I would not be impressed!<br><br>Your cke, on the other hand, looks delicious.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071169702272418462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-35619207205022311412008-08-17T14:28:00.000+09:002008-08-17T14:28:00.000+09:00My mother used to keep packets of Japanese paper n...My mother used to keep packets of Japanese paper napkins, really delicate and beautiful, to give as 'thank you gifts'.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459871513482076398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-47194443472773035892008-08-17T13:39:00.000+09:002008-08-17T13:39:00.000+09:00This is terrible but I hate to be in anyone's ...This is terrible but I hate to be in anyone's *debt* and would prefer people not do things for me because it stresses me to have to reciprocate. I'm such a loner.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-59351004322161718462008-08-17T10:03:00.000+09:002008-08-17T10:03:00.000+09:00while you may not be comfortable taking cooking, b...while you may not be comfortable taking cooking, baking does seem a wonderfully thoughtful alternative given that people don't bake... And when all else goes by the wayside you could use some of your great sewing as thank yous -- those kitty tissue holders or the like...Quilt Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-76379460471612376512008-08-17T09:07:00.000+09:002008-08-17T09:07:00.000+09:00The word is out!!! Prepare yourself to bake many S...The word is out!!! Prepare yourself to bake many Streusels!!!<br>It looks delicious!<br>hugz,Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120262555246191591noreply@blogger.com