Weekends can be bittersweet for ambitious procrastinators like myself. I hype up the weekends as the only time I’m ever able to do anything other than work or sleep, but I’ll usually spend the majority of the weekend watching Law & Order on Netflix, catching up on all of my favorite blogs, or other enjoyable, …
Tag Archives: pies and cakes
Pecan pie
This pie has been in the planning stages for a very long time. Since Christmas, to be exact. Farrell and I were in Baghdad, sitting on my air bed in the metal shipping container that I lived in during those eight months. Boxes from our parents had arrived several days before Christmas, but Farrell kept …
Peach cobbler
This post is a couple days late, but happy National Peach Cobbler Day! (Ahem…it was April 13. Don’t worry, I didn’t know either until I saw this tweet from King Arthur Flour) A special holiday dedicated just to peach cobbler is good for reminding people of how awesome it is (I mean, desserts that aren’t …
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
How was your Easter? Like I mentioned before, I spent my Easter weekend in Colorado surprising my future in-laws. I think we caught them a bit off-guard when suddenly their dinner plans had to expand from two to twelve people. Knowing that I’m such a fan of baking, Farrell’s mom put me (mostly) in charge …
For the love of lattice
For the lucky readers and bakers who aren’t still stuck in winter (or war zones), farmers markets in some parts of the world are bursting forth with all sorts of wintry goodies, like citrus! I can’t even believe how many meyer lemon recipes I’ve seen on foodgawker and tastespotting recently! I’m jealous…totally jealous. Because it …
Berry pie
As much as I complain about the Embassy’s cafeteria food, there is one thing I have to consistently hold myself back from eating everyday… Dessert! I have such a ferocious sweet tooth, and the Nepalese cooks always lure me with some sort of cobbler or chocolate pudding cake kept at a toasty temperature. Perfect for …
“pear muffin cake” and why T-walls are useless
Guess who finally figured out how to use Picasa! Yay! I guess this is what you do when you have a day off and not much else to do. Yes, I’m living in a region that is bursting with culture and history that I’m longing to discover, but I might as well be in Texas, …
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