Cake

I’m back in the thick of tax season, which means one thing [other than 60 hour weeks and y’know, stress]: catered dinners. Oh yes. We try a lot of random local restaurants and caterers four nights a week. Sure, I’ll be sick of it before …

I spent nearly two hours making and frosting this cake, and then I didn’t even have a bite until I came home from work the following day. It was without a doubt the best cake I’ve ever made […not that I’ve made a ton of …

Happy birthday, Mom! This happens to be my mom’s favorite cake. Well, the flavor is her favorite. This, boys and girls, is what happens when you have baking powder that’s past its prime. Isn’t it almost like the ridiculously misshapen clay bowls/animals/ashtrays we made our parents when …

For those of you keeping track at home, I’ve finished seven exams and two assignments during my push to a homework-free Italian vacation. I’m off to LA over the weekend, so there won’t be much going on outside of eating In-N-Out, lounging by the pool …

One of the grocery stores by the house stays open until 11pm. That final witching hour has to be the most amusing time to go. Not only do I wander aimlessly, but the clientele is totally different. Unique. Entertaining. I needed smoothie ingredients as I …

Say that title three times fast. So another weekend has come and gone. Another fun weekend of food: a mediocre vegan mezza plate from Blue Olive Cafe–dolmas [rice stuffed grape leaves], baba ghanouj [eggplant dip], and falafel; a Creuben and Buff taco from Cruzroom; steak with …