I had so much more to say back in April when I hyper-focused on this to an insane level. But now I just want to always remember that I did this. I have officially documented the effort.
A storm is brewing During one of those rabbit hole explorations of Amazon offerings, I came upon sacred geometry bundt pans and fell in love. I tried my best to narrow it down to a favorite and added it to my wishlist. Then, for my birthday last year, I was gifted this beauty. I had…Continue Reading “Orange Cardamom Bundt Cake with Pistachio Crumble”
April 7, 2022
Mermaid Party – Remi’s 4th Birthday Celebration
Categories DIY, Food, Mon Petit Remi, Parties
I still can’t believe my baby is 4 years old!!! I think back to that first birthday, with a unicorn cake and all that rose gold. Little did I know just how much she would end up loving the color pink. She was already so adorable and full of personality! Since then she just amazes…Continue Reading “Mermaid Party – Remi’s 4th Birthday Celebration”
March 31, 2022
Easter cake with chocolate feathers & mini eggs in a spun sugar nest.
Categories Food, My Life
Last spring, I was inspired to create an Easter nest cake with a delicate, whimsical touch. I enjoy the pastel, colorful trappings of eggs and flowers that fill our feeds and tickle our eyes when we walk down the holiday isles at the store. However, I couldn’t help but bring into this cake my love…Continue Reading “Easter cake with chocolate feathers & mini eggs in a spun sugar nest.”
Painted mini eggs in your own favorite colors I am a sucker for Cadbury mini eggs to begin with, their taste and the matte candy shell. But I wondered how I could get eggs that were the blush and golden colors of my dreams. Then I considered how I used food coloring with alcohol to…Continue Reading “Hand-painted mini eggs”
The Picking I’m a sucker for an experience. Offer me a chance to haul my brood to pick cherries from a tree during the golden hour and I will jump at the chance! Thanks to the generosity of a friend from church, we were given that chance! It was just as lovely as it sounds….Continue Reading “Cherry Picking and Finger Licking”
May 2, 2019
Chai Infused Almond Cake Mix Cookies with Lemon Whipped Cream Filling
Categories Food, My Life, Recipes
How did this recipe end up with such a complicated title? Short answer: I’m a complicated person who likes to complicate things. Long answer: For those of you that actually read the absurd stories at the beginning of recipes, this is for you… our church was hosting a week of special events for a Missions…Continue Reading “Chai Infused Almond Cake Mix Cookies with Lemon Whipped Cream Filling”
Ready for a boring story about my basement? A few years ago I was on the hunt for a simple citrus juicer. I reached out to my mom about their old juicer they had since replaced with something new. They could no longer locate the older juicer so they offered me a manual juicer that…Continue Reading “When Life Gives you a Lemon Juicer”
September 5, 2016
Finn’s First Birthday Party
Categories Crafting, DIY, Family, Food, Master Finn, Milestones, My Life, Parties, Personal, Travel
My thoughts about planning “second kid” birthdays Planning birthday parties for your second child can be challenging. I sat trying to think of what theme we should use for Finn’s first and was at a loss. I’d already done robots, dinosaurs, and monsters for Miles’ parties and Finn was too young to really have any preferences….Continue Reading “Finn’s First Birthday Party”
October 26, 2015
Monster Party in Colorful Neon
Categories Crafting, DIY, Family, Food, Mister Miles, My Life, Parties
The Monster Party Here are some photos of the party we planned for Miles third birthday. We had a fuzzy monster cake with eyeballs that was inspired by this one I saw on Pinterest. We had some eyeball snacks like these cookies and some dipped rice krispy treats. I attempted to make some monster balloon column/towers and…Continue Reading “Monster Party in Colorful Neon”