Dear Howard, Oh, you’re challenging me to recreate a dessert? Oh, one that you’ve missed because the restaurant is closed during the pandemic? Oh, you don’t think I can make it? Challenge accepted. I mean, I need a weekend project anyways. The longer a recipe takes, the more I’m into it these days. I willContinue reading “mango lime pavlovas”
Tag Archives: vanilla
cat cake
Dear Lyndsay, Happy book birthday and congratulations on your first cookbook! I wish I was in Vancouver celebrating with you at Collage Collage, but I’m happy to be celebrating with you online. Coco Cake Land is just as cute as your cakes! I love how the book looks and all of the pretty cake inspirationsContinue reading “cat cake”
happy birthday, mom!
Dear Mom, Happy birthday! This mother’s day, I saw a lot of “omg, my mom was right about everything” posts circulating online. I’m reminded of this every single day. You were right about everything and I only have myself to blame! But then, I got a small “win” this time. You said you didn’t wantContinue reading “happy birthday, mom!”
1 month-ish
Dear Oliver, It may be years before you read this, but I want to get this down so that one day you can read this (assuming this still exists in the future). I want to welcome you into this world and into our family. You may think we’ve only known you for a month-ish, butContinue reading “1 month-ish”
banana-fana fo-fegan
Dear Megan, Happy birthday! I know you don’t like celebrating this day with attention and festivities, but I feel like you should get some recognition for another year of awesomeness. You are an awesome friend, mother, wife, daughter, colleague, coach, and many other things to so many people. You should know that you actually gaveContinue reading “banana-fana fo-fegan”
