"What've you been up to?" is the question I have encountered most, yet have no idea how to respond. Part of it is because I have been attending to the most random this and that of chores and errands, yet another part sheepishly acknowledges the sleeping-relaxing-and-doing-nothing part of my summer. Nonetheless, I cannot believe school [...]
The second part of the weekend resided in celebrating my roommates birthday. Since her birthday was on a weekday we celebrated on Sunday. We went to Newport and rented bikes to cruise down the coast in a gorgeous 84 degree weather. The sun was shining but the coastal wind was blowing gentle enough for it [...]
The other day I was on Tumblr and saw mini bundt cakes and had to make them for myself. In the large glass mixing bowl, melt the butter in a microwave. Mix in the coffee and cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Set it aside until it is warm to the touch. Then, add in the [...]
This is a monster cake. I've made S'mores cupcakes in the past and this time, decided to turn the cupcakes into a full 8in cake. Taking the marshmallow and graham cracker recipe from the cupcakes, I used my go-to chocolate cake recipe to create this s'mores cake. Each cake layer was cut in half to [...]
This chocolate cake was made for a family who had just welcomed a new baby. There is something so beautiful about a new life coming into this world. SOMEHOW, we humans have been given the responsibility and the privilege to care for another human being. To care for another life more than your very own, to [...]
The Kitchen Harvest 