I went to Reading Terminal Market yesterday. That place gets me every time. So much food inspiration in one place. I picked up bags of fruit and vegetables, a few sausages and some seafood. I love having a fridge full of things to cook. Dinner on the days I have a full fridge tend to have a little more oomph. This is one of those meals. Martin called it fancy and it did feel a little fancy, never mind that it was 4 pm on a Thursday or that Isabella was climbing all over us as we ate.
Nancy’s daughter and Leo’s aunt Ashley is expecting a little one this summer. This cake has a lot of firsts: my first stacked cake, my first time making fondant flowers, my first fondant covered Rice Krispie treat figures. The cake is based loosely on the nursery bedding – a charming quilted pattern of owls and […]
My birthday was almost a month ago. 30 days to celebrate turning 30. Every weekend for the past 4 weeks or so has had a portion of a day dedicated to celebrating with different friends and family, in Cayman and here in Philadelphia. Dinners, balloons and champagne. A gloriously massive chocolate cake with chocolate […]
This cake was for one of my favorite friends. The incredibly chic mom of the coolest kid in Philadelphia. Lemon Ricotta Cake with Lemon Curd and Vanilla Buttercream. The cake is based on Giada De Laurentiis’ Orange Ricotta Pound Cake.
I have a confession: I haven’t seen any of the Star Wars movies. I don’t really know why. We watched a lot of musicals in our house. Is that an explanation or just another strange confession? Couple that fact with the reality that this was my first large custom cookie order and I had a […]
This buttercream served as the filling and topping for the Obey Giant Cake post from earlier today. My Mom has been marching around my mind lately, in addition to adoring chickpeas, she love, love, loves chocolate malt balls. I should just call this recipe Lori’s Buttercream. The addition of crushed chocolate malt balls seals the […]
Heavy Cake 