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๐Ÿ’˜Valentine’s Day Photo Dump๐Ÿ’˜

Though Valentine’s Day is a bit, you know, trite, I am of the philosophy of the 1994 Built to Spill album “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love.” So some of the red happenings of Love’s official holiday. Red Velvet cupcake again, because it is mind-blowing Sugar cookies mostly for the kids. Read more…


Home is Where the โค๏ธ Is

Just a lot of pictures of this adorable house in the area. This is not a Valentine’s Day display… this is their house all year. I kind of love it.


โšœ๏ธ It’s Fat Tuesday! โšœ๏ธ

I woke up with an urge to use the leftover dough from the Valentine’s Day monkey bread for a mini King Cake! Because it is Fat Tuesday ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ Since it was in the fridge for a couple of days it was very easy to work with! A little bit of Read more…


๐Ÿ’˜Valentine’s Day Baking, Part 4๐Ÿ’˜
You Are My Everything Bagels

For this next installment, some savory to contrast the sweet. Being a New Yorker, the love of a good bagel has been instilled in me as is the love of tiny crumbs of flavor coating said bagels. I made my own heart-shaped bagels for this holiday of love. Once again, Read more…


๐Ÿ’˜Valentine’s Day Baking, Part 3๐Ÿ’˜
Red Velvet Layer Cake

What can I say about this cake? It is one of the best cakes to make: it’s strikingly gorgeous and is taste perfection (not too sweet, slightly cocoa-y with a tang in the frosting)… and it’s a must on Valentine’s Day because of that gorgeous hue. The batter all ready Read more…


Happy Lunar New Year ๐Ÿงง๐Ÿฒ
Year of the Dragon

When I made the snowskin mooncakes a few weeks back, I knew that I would make another batch again soon. And so I did even sooner than I thought! I made a batch for my old landlord and friend in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn–a sweet Chinese woman who I had grown Read more…


๐Ÿ’˜Valentine’s Day Baking, Part 2๐Ÿ’˜
Mini Heart Tarts

For the second installment of Valentine’s Day treats, something a bit more healthy! Starting with a date and nut crust. Hands up if Medjool dates remind you of water bugs from a previous Brooklyn apartment? Ew. Quickly soak and grind them with whatever nuts you have lying around to change Read more…


๐Ÿ’˜Valentine’s Day Baking, Part 1๐Ÿ’˜
Monkey Bread Heart

Valentine’s Day is my second favorite holiday to bake for! So to follow will be my heart-shaped endeavors over the span of 4 posts. The first installment: a heart shaped Monkey Bread. Though I have made Monkey Bread several times, I had a holiday version in my head since Halloween, Read more…


๐Ÿฐ Easter in January ๐Ÿค
Latest Wreath Creation

Ever since I made my Mom an Easter wreath, I looked forward to making my own. I also looked forward to diminishing the pile of craft supplies piled in the spare bedroom. I just loved the motifs and colors of the holiday. I mean, look at that bunny face. Are Read more…


h.n.y. 2024 ๐ŸŽ‰

An early toast for a 2023 packed with change! And a 2024 filled with new. Getting ready for the evening now All my dresses don’t fit anymore ๐Ÿ™ This one does but I want to be comfortable… Festive! Yay, snow on New Years Eve We had a 10:30 reservation at Read more…


A Merry Christmas to You
Christmas Outtakes In No Particular Order


Another Christmas, Another Bรปche De Noรซl ๐Ÿชต๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽ„

With the motivation of making a showstopper for the big day, I embarked upon the annual challenge of assembling a vegan Bรปche De Noรซl. And though the end result is always spectacular to look at, I have accepted that, thus far, the texture of a vegan cake rolled and compressed Read more…


Vegan Holiday Sugar Cookies With Kids

Using this fantastic recipe for cookies and their accompanying icing, the kids had a blast making their own cookie creations. It was a lot of work making and then supervising the process, but it was well worth it! I know I will soon forget the stress of this day long Read more…


This Year’s Christmas Cookie Boxes

Usually my treat holiday treat boxes go to my colleagues in teaching… ones that help add a little fun to the dysfunction. But not being in the classroom anymore, these boxes would go to my guy’s children’s teachers (Boy, I really hate double-possessives). First, the very much loved pumpkin chocolate Read more…


๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒA Visit to the Christmas Tree Farm ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ

Some farmers farm Christmas trees! They plant them and sell them like a farmer would any other crop. Then they harvest new ones. We headed to one such farm, Stokoe Farm, to cut down our own Christmas tree before the next turnover, which is apparently highly beneficial to the environment Read more…


๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸA Vintage Christmas 2023๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽ„
{Pictorial}

It’s December! And the tree is officially up! So… a photoshoot.


๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒบDia de los Muertos 2023ย ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒบ

Even though I no longer teach, I would still follow the tradition I have grown so accustom to… setting up my ofrenda and honoring the lives of dearly departed. This year, a Calavera cake after I came across this pan. I imagined it decorated to the nine’s. This was a Read more…


Halloween 2023

A quick photodump of Halloween’s antics.. . Silly photoshoots Googly eyes This was a great event at The Little… Nosferatu with a live score (containing a singing saw) It was really cool! Ridiculous Halloween filters Update on the Halloween wreath… gotta get back into crafting More silly photoshoots We found Read more…


Eye Got My Eye On You ๐Ÿ‘€
Halloween Treats

You looking at me? I made some Halloween treats for a party… which means the eyeballs came out of the pantry once again. So let me talk about candy eyeballs for a bit. In the past, every time I looked at a package of candy eyeballs I saw that they Read more…


Carving Pumpkins {2023}

Did you know that the tradition of carving pumpkins comes from Irealand? They used to carve turnips to keep the spirit of “Stingy Jack” who was denied admittance in both heaven and hell and so was left to roam the Earth for all eternity. This tradition was then incorporated into Read more…


Red, White, Blue and Boom ๐Ÿงจ

Let the red, white and blue festivities start! To begin, a blue spirulina smoothie bowl from SoBol, sans honey. Delicious and easy breakfast option… and they don’t use any frozen fruit. That’s pretty cool! Next up, the creation of some parfaits with vanilla cake, coconut cream and berries. All my Read more…


Memorial Day 2023

A stop at the veterans’ field at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York. The Boy Scouts and other caring citizens put up the flags. And a trip the Rochester’s Public Market… to get the berries for a flag cake.


Mother’s Day ๐Ÿ’—
A Sweet Charcuterie Board

Mom’s Day, for me, is a time for pretty baking. And I had an idea that I was happy to see come to fruition… starting with the cutting board put to the curb in Park Slope. My lovely Mom typing away Charcuterie Board Along with the cutting board, some desk Read more…


๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿ‡ Easter Pictorial ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿงบ๐Ÿ’–

Evidence of the Easter bunny. Making baskets. Easter pancakes. Totally not vegan baskets. Easter, part 2 in the backyard. Making Easter bonnets! Hope you had a Happy Easter!


March Outtakes

March’s wrath is officially over. It is a tough month; but it’s the portal to summer. To follow some highlights that cannot be sorted elsewhere… The cookie that can get me through an 8-hour day. Yardsale‘s vegan pistachio chocolate chip… Ok, this is also work-related. Because March is one of Read more…


๐ŸŽฉ๐ŸŒˆโ˜˜๏ธ Happy St. Patrick Day ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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March is has been jam-packed… and so it is flying fast–much to my satisfaction. But I am baking through the month’s milestones. This time: St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Soda Bread is a simple favorite of mine. This loaf, adapted from Nora Cook’s recipe, would be the vibrant hue of the Read more…