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If we’re lucky | Kabocha, Olive Oil & Chocolate Cake

If we’re lucky | Kabocha, Olive Oil & Chocolate Cake

These last few months have felt like an interim to me, a period tucked between the last concrete set of experiences and something else yet to be revealed. I’ve called it by many names: in-between, transition, season, interlude. That’s certainly what it feels like, even now. But a couple of weeks ago, I realized something. It’s quite a […]

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Set Aside the Questions | Meringue with Berries & Cream

Set Aside the Questions | Meringue with Berries & Cream

I’ve come to the realization in the past few years that I am one of those people who wants everything there is to be had out of life. I hate missing out, and I love knowing things. And I’d really like to have it all: the grounded life and the big adventures, the professional climb and quiet […]

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The Case for Everyday Cake

The Case for Everyday Cake

I am a firm believer in cake—in particular, everyday cake. I’ve always had a sweet tooth, so I’m sure I could have been compelled by the concept very early on. Yet I trace my allegiance to a time further down the line: those post-college years that were so formative for me, when I was working my […]

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In all times & seasons | Cocoa Brownies

In all times & seasons | Cocoa Brownies

This time of year is strange for a Midwestern girl in California. I’m sure I’ve said this before, but it’s feeling particularly true this year. I keep forgetting what month it is, and a season that always held a certain role in my life is, for all intents and purposes, absent. Rainy and gray days can […]

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Like Forgiveness From the Sky | Sparkling Cranberries

Like Forgiveness From the Sky | Sparkling Cranberries

Last weekend was a magical flurry of holiday parties, and I closed it off at 9pm on Sunday with the realization that I was coming down with a cold. And so it was that just a few days later, I was curled up on the couch in the glow of the Christmas tree’s colored lights, cuddling into […]

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