We had snow, briefly, which meant a trek to Prospect Park and careening down a slick hillside, belly laughing. The trick to sledding is leaving the hill before anyone wants to. Wait to leave…
1. this cake. {and the three-year-old who’s told every person he sees about how his papa made it.} 2. this robe. {for being so soft.} 3. these winter colors. {they’ve been on this shelf…
Neighbors and cakes just go together, don’t they? Need a cup of sugar? Borrow one from your neighbor. Short one egg? Knock next door. Beware the big bad wolf, et cetera, but a little…
My current favorite part of the week comes when we get an emailed summary detailing how Faye spent the morning at school. Accompanying photographs include messy haired kids with socks hanging halfway off chubby…
I’m working on a story for Gardenista this week that features cardamom and I’ll admit I’ve kept my little glass jar of the pods next to my computer as I’ve typed. Cardamom as muse,…
on sunday i turn 28. it feels big. all i really want to do for my birthday is catch a few fireflies and eat cake. birthdays are for cake. there’s no two ways about…
having a valentine to make you baked bakery’s sweet and salty cake is a very lucky thing. {i think even martha would agree. find the recipe here}.…
five little things that made my week: 1. this cake.{because it is a wedding cake. and wedding cakes mean lots of celebrating. also because it was chocolate with raspberry preserves and buttercream frosting. my favorite}. 2.…
five little things that made my week. 1. this decision.{because it’s now official that i’m going to go back to school and moving to this fabulous city}. 2. this photograph.{because when i walked by the church…