I have many fond memories of family rituals, most of which involved food, to no surprise—the Sunday congee brunch, weeknight dinners at home that ran like clockwork one dish after another, weekend afternoon tea and shopping with my grandmother, among others.

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Read the rest of thanks for the sweet memories — ginger panna cotta w black sesame geleé (621 words)

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Last year, I got excited about soaking my Tres Leche Cake with tequila milk, which is almost cocktail by itself.  The absorption of the tequila milk made the cake a perfect dessert for celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

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Read the rest of more not less – borracha torta de dos leches / tipsy tequila-milk cake (659 words)

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“Hurry! Hurry,” I pleaded to M. “Get the car ready so we can start loading up.”  As M rolled his eyes and headed out the door, I checked my list to make sure I had everything we needed for 3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale to benefit Share Our Strength/No Kids Hungry Campaign, in effort to end childhood hunger by 2015.

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Just a few more days to the 3rd Annual Food Blogger Bake Sale and I still haven’t decided what to make.

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Read the rest of the right stuff – my baking decisions for a bake sale (426 words)

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Share Our Strength’s mission is to encourage Americans to host bake sales within their communities to support the No Kid Hungry® Campaign and to end hunger by 2015. In New York City, that means the 3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale on Saturday, April 28, 10am – 5 pm at the Brooklyn Flea.

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A couple of posts ago, I spoke of my former fondness for cakes with fruit cocktail filling and whipped cream. I ate them because: 1.) I loved desserts as a child and that’s what was given to me, and 2.) cake represented celebration. I have evolved in my choice of desserts, but the second reason has become ingrained into my lifestyle.

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Read the rest of for the love of cake – coco-mac pineapple upside down cake (704 words)

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Last week, I tweeted “What a beautiful day in the neighbor,” and it truly was. Upper 60s to low 70s, not a cloud in the sky and the sun showered everyone with warm golden rays. Then a day later, though the sun was still bright, Mr. Rogers left and Mr. Freeze blew in.

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I wasn’t going to do a post for Easter. Having just finished volunteer work for IACP and now turning my focus to NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale,  I didn’t think I would have time to bake anything.

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Read the rest of the easter basket – berry almond crunch cake (1,092 words)

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