My "thing" for this month is more about nostalgia, I suppose, than anything else. Back in Kansas City, KS my grandparents grew up near an area called Strawberry Hill. It was an interesting area with an influx of Croatians and other Eastern Europeans. After my grandfather died, my grandmother moved to Overland Park, KS, but she still had ties to that community. She would take my sister and I there and we would stop and get Povitica--a wonderful swirled bread filled with walnuts or my favorite: cream cheese. Years ago the Kansas City Star printed a recipe for Povitica. I clipped it out and put it my collection vowing someday I would make this special treat. Well, after 12 years, I finally made it!!!! A special thanks to my friend, Cory, for motivating/challenging me to undertake the daunting task. I won't include the recipe (you can search for it--I found many similar to the one I made). I will include this link to The Strawberry Hill Povitica Co. where you can order Povitica online and see what it is supposed to look like.
I want to include some pics, but I am having technical difficulty. I will try my best to post them, but I promise they do exist.
Until next month...
