Jelly recently celebrated his 9th birthday.
This past year was full of grand accomplishments. Some of his most notable ones…
He’s been a busy feline.
I had a hard baking act to follow after last year’s Birthday Cake For Cats post. It is actually the #1 [...]
In the end of January, I went to a food swap with the SF Swappers group.
I was excited to try delicious new foods and meet some San Francisco foodies. This was my first time meeting with this group, and my first official “food” swap (I’ve swapped dozens of cookies though, [...]
This was my first SF foodie event!
A holiday cookie swap at 18 Reasons in the Mission. After last year’s successful swap in Boston, I was excited to find another one to participate in this year. All I had to do was bring 3 dozen cookies for sampling and swapping. [...]
I have a few fun things that are keeping me busy, I will be able to share the fine details soon!
For now, a cheesecake.
I made this for Justin’s 26th birthday a couple weekends ago! He requested cheesecake instead of traditional b-day cake this year, which is fine by me because I [...]
Let’s talk birthday cake for cats.
Food is the focal point of all matters for Jelly, just like his momma. I knew nothing would make this birthday boy happier than getting to eat all the human foods he usually steals off our plates.
I googled ‘birthday cake for cats’ and searched [...]
I didn’t have many pets growing up. We never had a dog or a cat, just a handful of caged rodents and birds – animals I usually run away from when I encounter them in nature.
I look a little scared there, right? I am afraid for me, still.
When I finally had [...]
I baked for the sake of baking over the weekend. I had no one to feed nor an occasion to celebrate, I just wanted to make something in the kitchen. The result was quite delightful.
I made a shortbread type cookie flavored with almond extract. Dipped in chocolate and topped with powdered sugar, [...]
The latest sweet treat to come out of my kitchen is a white cookie sandwich a.k.a. oreos blanche.
I made soft sugar cookies and butter cream frosting for the filling, both with a touch of lemon zest to cut some of the sweetness.
These cookies were an exercise in patience and [...]
I am feeling the love just a week before Valentine’s day via baked goods. In years past, I could be found eating bon-bon after bon-bon for the month of February – but with a nut allergy now, I have to steer clear of my beloved Whitman’s sampler.
Instead of chocolates, I might go [...]
There are few things I enjoy more on vacation than eating fancy desserts in the middle of the day. Many cities have a variety of bakeries and cupcake shops to enjoy, and I can’t rely on visiting them all after dinner. So, we stopped into Extraordinary Desserts after lunch this weekend.
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