the pictures from the wedding are finally out, and so are the pictures of my cake. or a few at least. so here they are! all taken by steve louie. this was a lemon lavender cake, a mini 3-tiered and then 125 cupcakes. topped with lavender flowers and candied lemon peel ryan and naomi cutting the tiny cake!
BACKYARD DINNER SET-UP it went well! it’s done! it tasted good! THE FOOD THE MENU -arugula salad with carrot ribbons and toasted almonds -butternut squash risotto -asparagus, green bean sautee with basil and radish -roasted cherry tomatoes -chocolate ice cream with strawberries and cointreau -boozy iced coffees EVERYONE LOOKIN REAL SERIOUS THOR he did nothing to help all night, and didn’t even dry dishes. dishing up the dessert recipes to come! next up is a crazy brunch […]
i’m just setting up for tonight’s secret dinner. i can’t share any menu details because i want it to be a surprise, but i think it’s going to be tasty. today is a smallish one, 10 people in my backyard because A- it’s soo nice out and B- there’s a band practice in the living room. pictures and details to come, post-dinner.
as soon the wedding madness wrapped up, i ran away to an island 3 ferries away from here, for 4 days. most of my cooking involved making sandwiches with a plastic knife and using my legs as a plate before swimming, or eating chips in a tent. i did weasel my way into the kitchen one morning and made a brunch, i can’t go that long without cooking or i start to feel crazy. it […]
OH HELLO THERE so right now is the time where i fulfill my offer to make a wedding cake/cupcakes for 150 and do the flowers (with little to no prior experience. ambition or insanity?). IT IS CRUNCH TIME. i am majorly sleepy and not going to write out any recipes (i am living on icing and coffee currently) but here are some photos of parts of the things i have done. tomorrow i decorate the […]
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