You'd have to harken back to those halcyon glory days of college life at Carolina to trace the roots of my friendship with Tim Thomas. We next found ourselves laboring a decade later towards our respective PhDs at the University of Virginia, and we enjoyed many a visit once he had the generous foresight to invite me to offer training when he was an administrator in Shenandoah County. He and his wife Laura and their younger daughter CeCe stopped here last Saturday morning on their way to the North Carolina mountains, and the timing could not have been better, given that Ebbie and Donna were here for their regular Camel City pilgimage.
Such a terrific visit for the whole crew of us, which had to be captured in the usual picture-taking spot in the front foyer. And it seemed like we ought to have a breakfast-y sweet treat to support our gathering at the table for visiting and conversation (even though Donna and Ebbie had already brought great goodies!) but then too did the Thomases arrive with additional treats from their stop at Camino Bakery just up the street. From my own oven I brought out a lemon loaf with a sweet lemon glaze, which generally has proven to be a hit here when I've been smart enough to do exactly what the recipe tells me. As Mondays go, this one was for the record books, all around.
"The Best Lemon Loaf (Better-Than-Starbucks Copycat)," from Averie Sunshine of AverieCooks.com. [Published 15 March 2019 / Updated 16 May 2023]
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