Every year, we are fortunate to venture to Yosemite to celebrate D’s birthday with many other Virgo friends. Since it is his birthday, I always ask him what kind of cake he would like. This year he wanted yellow cake with white frosting. My usual cookbooks for cakes were not looking great, so I hopped … Continue reading »
There is nothing like a night of “car camping” to jump start a beautiful Yosemite vacation. After finishing all of the baking, I was a little over zealous to get up to Yosemite, so we left before we confirmed that we could actually get into the house. We arrived after midnight to discover that the … Continue reading »
Vegan cake. So awhile back I made several baked goods when working at my last office job. As with most baked goods, they contained dairy products, which meant that one of the team was never able to enjoy them. One day, someone asked me if I knew of a recipe that she could enjoy. Thankfully rooming … Continue reading »
Today, I decided to clean out the freezer. Figured a few items could use labels before I forgot why I saved them. One item I uncovered was crust from challah from when my grandparents visited. While they stayed with us, they said I outdid myself with cooking. Made a delicious pasta, chocolate chip cookies, and … Continue reading »
This week I was inspired to bake again when I wanted to take a little gift to my friend to celebrate the opening of her new business, NB Beauty, in San Mateo. In October I made my favorite chocolate chip cookies as an entry in the first (and only) bake-off at my previous company. The … Continue reading »
