When I travel somewhere new, the first thing I do is check out a supermarket. I love roaming the aisles to discover new ingredients,...
I sometimes worry that I’ve lived out west too long and that my sensibilities will never match the ones here. As I get more...
Hello from New York City! I got here last Thursday at 6:30AM, bleary from my red eye flight and dehydrated from a slight bout...
With my move to New York in sight (at the end of this month — yipppeeee!), I’m starting to be more mindful about what’s...
Erlend’s in town this week and I am beyond stoked. It’s easy to stay in touch and feel connected through all our modern technologies,...
I’m the kind of person who likes to reread books and rewatch movies and TV shows. I don’t really know why. I think I’m...
As my time in San Francisco comes to a year, I find myself more and more impatient. San Francisco has a lot to offer,...
One of the most common questions that I get asked about my blog is how I pick desserts to bake. I sheepishly explain that...
When my giant bag of Lucky Charms marshmallows (and just the marshmallows!) arrived, I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. But...
My senior year in college, I decided to procrastinate by making my friends Valentine’s Day cards. In plain view of the whole library, I...
For a long time, I thought the New York Times chocolate chip cookie recipe had ruined me for good. Based on a recipe from...
Man, 2015. What happened? You were supposed to be a good year. But looking through the New York Times’ “Year in Pictures” slideshow made...