I went to Peru for a month with my friends! It was magical. Beautiful. Cold. Hot. Challenging, scary at times, exhilarating always. I lived out of a backpack. I had…
a lesson from quince and all the other ugly fruit (the ones we skip in favor of dusty concords and burning apricots and the plums with verdant green interiors) a…
My grandparents have a fig tree near their garden in Switzerland. It is large, impassive to the treasures it holds, entrancing. Its leaves, elegant and waving green, shade little purple…
When I worked in the bakery, I started off on the pastry station. I lasted around one month before I switched to bread. Pastry, it turned out, was awfully repetitive,…
Here’s a list of things I don’t understand: math. Drake’s latest rap beef. Hot dogs. Here’s a list of things I DO understand: Challah. Pretzels. Sausages. The big three. The…
I like cheesecake bars. They’ve got all the creamy-ness of a big round cheesecake, but require less effort. They serve a crowd. They’re lowkey, but they don’t look it. So! Let’s…
Ice cream wars! Who else had them as a kid? Chocolate or vanilla! Strawberry or chocolate, vanilla or both?! I always chose chocolate, and I got a fair amount of…
Hi everyone! How are you all enjoying this Spring weather? The weather and the flowers make me giddy every year, but I also love that the advent of Spring means…
A cake takes a lot out of me. It requires planning ahead: the softening of butter, the warming of eggs, the buying of ingredients. Often, I realize I am low…
It’s Spring! Well, not really. There’s not a flower in sight, and the trees are as bare as ever. But it’s starting. Slowly. I’ve begun to hear the faint chirping…
