defining moments Coming up with recipes and menus is often about defining a moment rather than a taste. Yes, I’m trying to make a dish that tastes good, but I’m also trying to distill the essence of a particular moment into a flavor – communicate the breadth of all the feels I have but am … Continue reading
Once, in another lifetime, I spent one night lying on the floor with 31 other similarly minded people. It was one of those times when crying, hugging, and declarations of never ending love are normal modes of expression. The rest of the world doesn’t function like that: unbridled expression of comaraderie, brotherhood, family. Only small … Continue reading
Not a real turtle. But once, when pondering “what animal would you be if you were an animal” in college, I decided my friend K be would a turtle. Turtles do make great friends: they’re cautious and cheeky and sage and can bite off your finger or munch passively on a leaf. Turtles hang around. … Continue reading
Erin had a birthday recently, and naturally I offered to make her boozy cupcakes. (One cannot make their own birthday cupcakes; its just not done. It is just not done.) Erin is a very special lady, so I wanted to make a very special boozy cupcake. But being me, I had to work late/take a … Continue reading
The Boozy Bakeshop 