One of my favorite morning memories is a grande cafe americano with a lemon scone and a good book. The lemon scone has a sweetness that is perfectly balanced by the coffee and has never been matched by any other coffee shop. But when I saw the Peruvian lime cake by Astrid, one of the [...]
So you remember that I am not always a huge fan of coconut. I like when it is mixed into things like cookies or bars. I suppose I am not a fan when it is the primary flavor?
But, I set out to try the pie as written. I have no idea why I began with [...]
I woke up this morning to the wind blowing. It was shaking the wires, shaking my windows and creating chaos on the roof. Winter really is here. Sure, we have had a summer-y day here and there still, but the gray gloom has settled back over the city and the cold weather has begun to [...]
Slumber parties are things of children. My best friend P and I had one every year for our birthdays, mine in June and hers in October. Until bad news struck. It seemed like every time we had these sleepovers, some kind of tragedy would happen at the other’s home. The morning after celebrating her birthday, [...]