The Ivory Hut

Of Hope and Expectation, and Finding Color Again

ivoryhut — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:47:41 +0000

Finding color again. It was a phrase I heard Penny De Los Santos utter back in 2010, when she spoke about the darkness that filled her world after a personal loss, and how eventually, a trip to India brought color back into her world. It was a phrase that resonated loudly within me. For...

Finally (an update)

ivoryhut — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:42:54 +0000

It’s been a while since I last posted an update about the fire and I thought today would be a good day for that. First, I want to let you know that the generous contributions from everyone helped us buy a used car that Tom and I now share. We lost three cars...

Browned Butter Banana Streusel Cake (Gluten-free!)

ivoryhut — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:11:11 +0000

Banana cake was one of the very first things I ever attempted to bake. I still remember clearly the day. It was sometime in the mid-90s, when my hair was much longer and I still had delusions dreams of being some kind of Melissa Etheridge rock musician. I was at our neighbor’s...