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...
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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...
