i like soft carrots

i like soft carrots, especially when they are cooked in honey or maple syrup.
 
i'll miss you brian : (

thank you to all who have taught me how to pipe rosettes

piping buttercream is now my favorite meditative ritual. its like painting, only, the canvas is an edible, shareable 9-inch circle or rectangle.
part of the theory of “each one, teach one”, (coined by frank laubach, the “father” of literacy) is the idea of active learning, which paolo freire also theorized in pedagogy of the oppressed. this [...]

love, ghana

my friend solara is studying abroad in ghana and after pleading with her to share of her adventures in food, posted this recipe in the previous blog comments.
here’s a recipe for plantain fritters/doughnuts:
“since you mentioned wanting to experiment with fruit, here’s a simple recipe for kakro (i’ll have to check the spelling), or fried, doughy [...]

okay so i am a chocoholic

this week i think i’ve eaten at least one new chocolate thing each day.
sat – valhrona melted between whole wheat bread, toasted
sun – trader joe’s 70% melted in a warm croissant
mon – leftover chocolate cocoa nib cookie
tues – chocolate bibinka
ie:
wed – an italian equivalent of a ho-ho with hazelnut filling, more chocolate bibinka (story [...]