Italian cake for a gloomy day
The sky has been a bright orangish grey haze all day, tinting the light through our closed blinds. Friends across the Bay Area have been sharing photos of the apocalyptic […]
Last of the leftover birthday cake
I baked a two-layer chocolate cake from scratch for my birthday last month. I swapped out the middle layer of frosting for seedless raspberry jam, but otherwise, I followed the […]
A Mother’s Day at home
Mama and I enjoyed a quiet and relaxing Mother’s Day at home celebrating each other. After all, we each “mother” the other! We started the day with a fresh blueberry […]
Chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream
In gratitude to our evacuation hosts, I made chocolate soufflé cupcakes with mint cream this evening. Yum! I used this Smitten Kitchen recipe, but I doubled the mint cream because […]
Mother’s Day chocolates from Mackenzies
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was devouring a few of our favorite cream-filled chocolates that we picked up from Mackenzies on our recent mini trip to Santa Cruz! Happy Mother’s Day […]
Fast, yummy cookies
I whipped up three hot, fresh cookies tonight, and it took a sum total of 12 minutes! I made cherry chocolate chip cookie dough last week and refrigerated little heaps, […]
Pear cake experiment
Mama and I fell madly in love with a pear and chocolate cake when we were in Venice six years ago. Sadly, the restaurant no longer even makes it. So […]
Mama’s new candy crush
Mama and I fell in love with Lindt Lindor Peppermint Truffles a few years ago after a sample lady at Costco insisted we add one to a cup of hot […]
Making my latest favorite cookie for the first time
During a farmers market trip a couple years ago, I discovered a wonderful cookie I’d never previously tried. It’s crackly and a bit crisp on the outside and chewy, almost […]
Sweet end to the week
I am beyond wiped out; it’s been a long, exhausting week (with a major highlight of our awesome dog door being installed). I wasn’t sure I’d manage to get anything done today. […]
