Emergency blondies
It’s been a rough few days with water damage from the storm and pain in my joints. Mama and I decided we needed a warm, baked, chocolatey treat stat. And […]
Cookie boxes to share
On her regular walks in the neighborhood, Mama has become friendly with several neighbors. We wanted to do something nice to show our appreciation for their kindness. With the help […]
Spacing out the prep
Chronic pain and fatigue mean I have limited energy for holiday cooking. So I have to space out all of the food preparations for Thanksgiving. I purchased a couple of […]
Baking cake once more
It’s been a while since I’ve baked our favorite Italian pear and bittersweet chocolate cake. This is always my go-to bake when I’m feeling down. I was finally able to […]
Baking for the Jewish new year
For the first time in many years, I was able to make challah from scratch! I baked round raisin challah to celebrate the Jewish new year this weekend. It’s my […]
Chewy chocolate ginger cookies
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is homemade chewy chocolate ginger cookies that are perfectly reminiscent of the ones we got at The Buttery in Santa Cruz1 What was your #OneGoodThing today? […]
Meyer lemon loaf for mental health
Mama and I needed a pick-me-up today and I needed to bake something easy as an act of self-care. So I found this yummy box mix from Trader Joe’s in […]
Birthday cake trial run
I’ve been itching to bake and since my birthday is next month, I decided to make a birthday cake. I used this SmittenKitchen recipe for the cake itself and this […]
Festive birthday cake
For the final day of my visit, I baked a very special cake for my best friend Alyssa’s 40th birthday! I made her a Cake Remer, the pear and bittersweet […]
A practice bake
I’ll be baking our our special Italian cake with pear and chocolate for my best friend’s 40th birthday later this month, and I needed to complete a practice round. The […]
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