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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Genr: Memoir
Word Count: 100
ON A ROLL
My father was a cook by trade and a baker by passion.
There was nothing he loved more than cooking for a crowd or creating delicious desserts. Pineapple cheese pecan pie was his signature dish. It’s my decided opinion that the Philadelphia cream cheese company owes him for the publicity. In fact, as I was giving birth to my third son, Dear Old Dad was outside the door feeding the nurses cherry-cream-cheese muffins.
At his funeral a year later, the young rabbi delivered a beautiful eulogy.
I couldn’t help but think, “If Dad were here, he’d bake her a pie.”
My dad is the reason I became a cake decorator. We took a class together. I surprised him with this cake on his 65th birthday. 😀
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Beautiful reflection.
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Thank you so much, Trish.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Loved this, Rochelle! Brings back good memories!
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The pie would have made a lovely addition to the ceremony
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Dear Neil,
I’m pretty sure there was plenty of food after the ceremony. 😉 Just none from Dad.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely story
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Many thanks, Sadje. I’ve kind of been missing him lately.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I can understand that very well. I miss my my dad too.
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❤
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Your memoir is an eulogy in itself.
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Dear Joy,
At the time the rabbi suggested I do the eulogy but I felt I might not be able to get through it at the time. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The cake bears a striking resemblance to your Dad 🙂
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Dear Reena,
I wonder how that happened. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice memorial story. I like your cake of him (what an odd sentence, but…)
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Dear Trent,
Dad was pretty thrilled with that cake as you can see. I keep those pictures on my desk. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
This was a lovely remembery, Rochelle and a beautiful tribute to your daddy.
Shalom and lotsa sweet love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot lately. Maybe because those two pictures of him are perched on my desk. Thank you for your lovely words.
Shalom and lotsa sweet hugs,
Rochelle
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Funny how our memories come in waves, often out of the blue…
You are always welcome
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Your Dad was a wonderful cook/baker. I always looked forward to his meals. His other phenomenal trait was his humor. He could have been a professional stand up comic. He was that good. A great tribute to him M’Luv.
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Dear Anonymous Jan,
I wish I could find the photo of you getting ready to cut into the cake. Dad did enjoy cooking for a crowd, didn’t he? I do miss his sense of humor. In a given situation, I still think “I know what Dad would say…” Thank you, m’luv.
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A touching tribute.
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Thank you, James.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love the story, and the memories, and the photo of the Head Cake! I’m always tickled to think who ate what. Like a little kid, I wonder who got the nostrils and if there were boogers … 😉 Can you tell I work with younglings? 😉
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I don’t know about boogers, but the nose was a lump of icing. It was more like sculpting in clay than icing a cake. So much fun. Of course the most fun was my dad’s reaction. Thank you for such a great comment. Yes I can tell your clientele. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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LOL, my clientele does very much amuse me. 🙂
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What a wonderful gift that cake was for your dad. I’m sure he was very proud of your work 🙂
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Dear Linda,
As I worked as a cake decorator for all those years, I used to think how proud Dad would’ve been. After all, it was his idea to take a cake decorating class together. What fun that was! He never got the hang of it. Arthritis in his hands prevented him. However he usually came to class with something tasty to feed the class. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a lovely memory, and your job was in a sense a tribute to him too.
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Dear Jen,
When I was working I often thought of how proud Dad would’ve been of himself. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely insight, and if I may, even better photographs!
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You may, Mr. B. Thankyou. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You did a great job on the cake. I wish I could do cake decorating. It looks like fun, but I am not very artistic.
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Dear Tessa,
I cake decorated for a lot of years. Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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With Father’s Day approaching your story honoring your dad is timely. He has a kindly face. What a nice thing to share with him. I’d love that recipe if you care to give it 🙂
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Dear Lisa,
I don’t know that I even remember what kind of cake it was, let alone have a recipe. I do remember baking the cake in two Pyrex bowls. The base cake was baked in a 5″ round pan. Mostly I used my fingers to sculpt his likeness in icing.
I’ve thought a lot about Dad lately. He smiles at me every day from the picture I posted. It’s propped on the shelf beside my desk. 😀 He was a very giving man with a sharp sense of humor. A pun and a tune for any occasion.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I mean your Dad’s signature dish, “Pineapple cheese pecan pie” recipe. Cool to know how you did Dad’s cake though. If I can get a cake to rise, I’m happy.
I’m glad he is on your mind, which probably means you are on his mind as well. I can see you in your Dad through your writing and comments.
You’re very welcome,
Shalom,
Lisa
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Oh duh! The Philadelphia Cream Cheese recipe book disappeared a long time ago. At any rate I combed the internet and this is one that looks pretty close to what I remember. https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/pineapple-pie/#wprm-recipe-container-56982 Enjoy!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle!
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okay that cake is seriously amazing but also…a little creepy in it’s likeness to your father! Nice story!
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Dear Clare,
Your comment makes me giggle a bit. Hadn’t thought of the cake as creepy. We did get a lot of laughs with it at his party. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Such a beautiful memory and tribute to the loving relationship between you and your dad. Simply wonderful, Rochelle!
Peace
🕊️
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Thank you for your sweet and lovely comment, Nancy.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, this is a wonderful memory! Your dad’s creations sound delicious.
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Oops! This is Angela. 🙂
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Dear Angela,
Dad did make some wonderful things. 😀 Mostly he made some wonderful memories. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is a wonderful memory of your dad and that cake is a hoot.
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Aaaand that was me again. Gabi. (Grrrr WP)
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Dear Gabi,
Thank you for identifying yourself. My dad was as much of a hoot as the cake. A friend asked me if he wrote his material the night before. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely story that touches my heart.
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Thank you so much, James.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A touching tale and lovely pictures.
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Many thanks, Keith.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A delicious slice of homemade fiction.
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Dear Dawn,
Non-fiction actually. Thank you for your scrumptious comment nonetheless.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’ll think of your story from now on whenever I use Philadelphia cream cheese. Lovely memories, beautifully and touchingly recalled, of course.
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Dear Margaret,
Nice to know my story struck a chord. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That was lovely, Rochelle. Really enjoyed that memory.
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Dear Sandra,
He’s been gone nearly 40 years and his memory is as vivid as ever. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Awww and I bet they all tasted amazing! What a lovely moment to share ❤
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Dear Laurie,
Dad was a wonder in the kitchen. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That cake takes the term “Eat me!” to an entirely different place. It must have been surreal for him to eat a rendition of his head. As is the art of cake decorating. I’m always amazed by what people can do and how people can eat art, even when that’s its purpose.
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Dear Nobbin,
I have to admit that watercolor is a more satisfying art form for me. No one eats my paintings. At least, not that I’m aware of. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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