November 2012
1 post
moved:
all my posts to
lisanam.wordpress.com
i’m a space-y enough person that i don’t need two separate blogs to keep up with! i can barely remember what time zone i’m in!
March 2012
1 post
1 tag
10. greek honey baklava & the world's worst...
So. I’m still alive!
I report this fact because maybe you thought otherwise, seeing as how I haven’t updated since Thanksgiving (!). Of last year. So I confess that I’ve been existing and breathing, and even baking and cooking, I just haven’t been updating here. :/ We all knew I am not the best at routines, right? So forgive me and have grace with me for disappearing.
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November 2011
4 posts
9. milk tea cupcakes w/ crème fraîche frosting & a...
i remember very clearly, five years ago, meeting GM. it was freshman orientation at TJ and i remember what she was wearing, how it was raining, and that one of the first things she told me was that she wanted to go to college in London (talk about making your dreams come true). a couple days later, we were already best friends and the topic of birthdays came up. “mine’s november...
8. chocolate pumpkin thumbprint cookies & my...
have you ever heard of the five love languages test? it’s a personality test that measures the ways that you best give and receive love: service, words of affirmation, physical touch, gifts, and quality time. everyone is different, and you can have different combinations for how you most like to give love and how you best get it from others.
i’d like to propose a sixth love...
7. gluten-free, goodness-filled granola & finding...
there’s something about taking handfuls of this & that and ending up with a delicious & healthy snack. when you just look at some golden raisins or rice puffs, there’s not much there. but all it takes is a little patience and ingenuity, and somehow you’ve got something totally different and totally magical.
lately, i’ve been feeling pretty lackluster. apparently...
6. ayurvedic chai mate apple cider & missing...
it seems fall is back. after the last few days of snotober, it’s good, odd, confusing, even a little eerie to have sweater weather back. let me make a list of things about snotober:
1. i got to wear turtlenecks and wool socks. this is my second favorite outfit. my favorite outfit is when you can wear shorts and a long sleeve top because it’s a summer night. 2. we used our fireplace...
October 2011
5 posts
5. perfectly adorable bite-size apple pies & a...
it’s halloween weekend, aka college for crazy - and aka wellesley for leaving campus to join in on boston’s festivities. but … it’s october 29th … and it’s snowing! which makes me so happy because it’s beautiful while i’m safe inside my room. but sad because i was baking all day to bring these treats to my friends at tufts, and then the buses got...
4. plum vanilla bean tart & secret code language
[note the deliciously visible specks of vanilla bean. is it bad that this makes me so happy?]
there are a few things that i really love. sea glass, conversations at 2 am, leading first year small group, lily of the valley, warm nights, and friends who know you so well that you can speak in code with them. for example: mawk, frawk, bladder, wench, les 1, les 2, les 6, les 7.
today i got to make...
3. bread pudding with home-made craisins & it's...
everybody who has ever met me knows that i love summer an above-average amount. everything about that season is pretty magical. while it’s not nice to pick favorites… it’s not hard to say that summer is my favorite. but that doesn’t mean i can’t appreciate the rest of the year. especially on this campus, i’m always excited when fall comes, because autumn...
2. strawberry-raspberry jam with candied ginger &...
so five years ago, i met this girl, and now she’s twenty years old!
SW, I love you oh so much. this birthday wish is a couple days old, but it still comes from the bottom of my jam-loving heart. here’s what inspired me today:
1) i made jam, because bundt cakes or scones are much harder to mail. 2) i’ve wanted to make preserves ever since my host-mom in seattle kept feeding me...
3 tags
1. peach oatmeal bars with a mango glaze & welcome...
kitchens come in all shapes and sizes. i guess that’s part of their charm: they can be modern, spacious, or wood-burning, but no matter what, the kitchen is a place where serious magic happens. a twisted piece of ginger root can become spiced autumn tea or a ripe avocado can start a fiesta. i happen to be in that very. very. special. stage of life that is college. that means my...
