We were having one of our neighborhood summer barbecues, and I wanted to make something with the beautiful peaches that were in season. I love stone fruit, so when it’s in season I try to eat as much of it as possible. Once I decided to use peaches, I immediately thought about what nuts would …
This was my very first foray into the world of gluten free. We were invited to my neighbor’s house, and his son’s girlfriend can’t have gluten. No problem, I thought, I’ll just replace normal flour with almond flour. Not so fast. What I failed to take into consideration was that almonds are already full of …
My sister’s 24th birthday was much less stressful. I asked her a full week in advance what she wanted her cake to be this year. She was certain she wanted the same chocolate cake base as last year, but went back and forth flavors before deciding on raspberry. Her birthday is in September, so fresh …
No beautifully staged photo for this cake...read below for why It was my sister’s 23rd birthday and I made the rather last minute decision to take the train home to spend it with her. She had decided that she wanted to have some family over for a dinner party, and she and my mother picked …
My 21st birthday fell on Holy Thursday which was a great inconvenience. Let me explain. I was a year younger than everyone else that I went to college with, and my friends (and I) had been impatiently waiting for me to turn 21 so that I could join them on their nights out. And it …
Never Enough Counter Space 