For some reason this post has been a LONG time coming! I just can’t quite seem to bring myself to write it.
I think it’s because it has been sooo hot. Seriously. 90′s. This Nordic girl can’t handle the heat.
So, I kind of disappeared on you. I was at a work conference in New York City, eating macarons and doughnuts and milk punch. (After sessions and presentations, of course.)
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Let’s keep this simple.
No frills. No plates. No pretty napkins.
No lemon slices leaning on a tea cake. No scattered lavender buds anywhere, except on the wooden spoon [...]
It is summer. The best part of summer: breezy, sunny, warm enough for a T-shirt and cool enough to leave the windows open instead of cranking the AC.
It is difficult to bake in the summertime. You have [...]
Well. This one was a flop.
It started out so well. Plenty of dried lavender, mixed with earl grey.
I made it on Easter Sunday, so I was going for something [...]
It’s actually pretty rare that I make cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong: I love choosing the batter, pulling all my liners and sugars out to decide how to decorate them, whipping butter into a frosting frenzy with powdered sugar… but it just takes [...]
Slowing down…
Hello there! A quick note: The blog has slowed down while the author is in grad school--but it hasn't been forgotten, fear not! Posts just won't be every single week anymore. Thanks for stopping by!Ingredients
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