Ever Notice How Playing with Food Can Be Therapeutic? Sometimes I bake not just to eat but to steal a moment of quiet. These tiny strawberries on crusts remind me …
Chasing the scent of that first slice I never thought I’d get so obsessed with a cake in the middle of a week. But the smell of fresh lemon zest, …
Honestly, I never thought I’d be slicing strawberries and cucumbers in the same bowl. Sounds weird, right? But it’s a tiny rebellion against all those heavy, calorie-loaded salads. Here’s the …
Why It Matters Right Now Sometimes, I think about how desserts fill in the gaps of our cluttered days. This cake isn’t fancy or complicated, but it hits a note …
Why I Didn’t Mean To Make This I wasn’t trying to bake. Just wanted some strawberries and lemons, maybe toss a sponge together while I watched a show. But then …
Why Hands Matter More Than Ingredients I’ve made lots of cookies. But these? They’re the ones I get my fingers into. I’ll tell you. There’s something about kneading cold butter …
Ever wonder what happens when you swap out half the sugar for freeze-dried strawberries? I started messing around one afternoon, just craving something different. Something that surprises your taste buds …
I skipped the usual vanilla or chocolate today. Instead, I stumbled into the kitchen craving something that smelled like a garden in early June — fresh strawberries warming in the …
Why I Almost Didn’t Make These Because honestly, I was supposed to be making something else entirely. A quiet night, craving something fresh but not wanting the fuss. I keep …
Why I Started Making This I bought a pint of strawberries without thinking much, just because they looked shiny and cheap at the market. Then I got home, smelled that …