Birthday Pancakes at the Annual Maple Syrup Festival
April 2014 There is a wooded place that brings me great joy. This elation does not stem from communion with nature or the serenity of the woods. No, my joy…
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May 1, 2014
Whole-Wheat, Red Wine Chocolate Cake w/ Honey Whipped Mascarpone
April 2014 You know that voice. Even if it's via text, you know it. Like a mother recognizing her baby's cry, you know your best friend's tipsy tone. You know it,…
April 14, 2014
Garnets & Ganache: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Espresso Ganache
February 2014 Long ago, I made my sister a cheesy, craft-fair style plaque boasting "I'd give up chocolate, but I'm no quitter." As country craft as that little plaque may…
March 13, 2014
Garnets & Ganache: Cranberry Almond Cake with White Chocolate Ganache
February 2014 Collaboration is at the heart of so many of my endeavors. Having another brain at work not only keeps me sane, but partnerships have that way of pushing…
March 7, 2014
Garnets & Ganache: Lemon Ginger Cake w/ Lemon Syrup & Chocolate Ganache
February 2014 On January 21st, I hit the big 3-0, and on February 1st, I shared 30 cakes with friends. This is my tradition- one mini cake for each year…
March 2, 2014
Garnets & Ganache because I’m Thirty.
Assuming everyone I meet is somehow magically my age, I began to bemoan the utter confusion so many of my friends and I have experienced to a new acquaintance, "Uuuuugh,…
February 28, 2014
A Birthday By Day & By Night
January 21, 2014 Recently, the Pittsburgh Urbanist Guide interviewed me as part of the 3 Meals & A Bar series. The premise for the questionnaire is if you only had…
February 25, 2014
Happy Birthday To Me, Love Big Burrito
January 2014 In an effort to fully milk my birthday, I took advantage of a special offering from the Big Burrito Restaurant Group [apologies if this post's title led you…
February 24, 2014