<p>I am a good cook, but not a gifted cook. I follow recipes, often making substitutions, but not making anything original unless it’s something really simple. But tonight I did something brilliant.</p>
<p>I made almond pancakes with sour cherry sauce for breakfast. I had some sauce left over, probably about 1/4 cup. I was making a Black Forest cake for dinner, and you are supposed to sprinkle Kirschwasser over the warm layers so that it soaks in. My brilliant idea was mixing the cherry sauce with an equal amount of Kirschwasser and brushing it over the layers. It was great!</p>
<p>Patting myself on the back …</p>