I have been baking almost non-stop during this quarantine. As my Instagram will attest, I have been making loaves of bread and cream puffs and fruit tarts and cookies and even some cupcakes. The other day, there were no sweets in the house and my sister was genuinely confused. However, I haven’t gotten to make …
The other day, my family and I had just finished a pleasant dinner outside when we decided that we would watch the new Netflix movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. My mother is German, and my sister lived in Austria for two years, so Eurovision has been a part of our lives …
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Every rhubarb season I make my grandmother’s Rhabarberkuchen with meringue and slivered almonds. It’s delicious and for many years has been an official harbinger of spring, but with my first few stalks from the grocery store, I wanted to make something new. (I will, however, definitely be making my grandmother's recipe once my own rhubarb …
Whenever my sister decides we’re going to have a dinner party, it can never be easy. I am well versed in dinner parties. I even hosted one for my 21st birthday. For a successful dinner party, you stick to recipes you’re familiar with. That doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t try something new, but it helps …
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