Full disclosure: this is my first summer with a 40 hour-a-week job. Last summer, I was planning my wedding and European honeymoon adventure, and then I was enrolled and about to start a graduate program in the fall. So, over the summer months I spent some time waiting for school to start (during which I…
Blackberry Swirl Tea Cake + Lavender Honey Glaze
This recipe is inspired by my momma- hi mom! Let me tell you about my mom. She was born in Sri Lanka- that little teardrop-shaped island off the coast of India. She grew up running on hot gravel with barefeet, and still has the calluses to prove it. Though now, her closet is stocked almost…
Homemade Funfetti Cake + Mango Buttercream Frosting
In high school, I had a crazy, awesome Spanish teacher with huge curly blonde hair and an impeccable Spanish accent, who looooved Funfetti cake (and also, Matt Damon). She spoke to our class totalmente en español, but the English word “Funfetti” sometimes leaked into her Spanish sentences and made class more enjoyable, and sometimes…