Weekend Snapshot

What a fantastic 3-day weekend. On Saturday, Rebecca continued to explore her new home, visiting the London Natural History Museum and Harrod’s Tea Room. Here in Los Angeles, we celebrated my birthday with a night out at Hyperion Public in …

Birthday Cake | Lavender Lemon

It’s Ms Corelyn’s birthday today, and so to celebrate, I asked her what kind of cake she wanted. Corelyn isn’t really a cake person, or a sweets person, so it’s always a tough call on what to make her. Last …

Weekend Snapshot: Pizza, Cake, and Cassoulet

Oh boy, this was a busy weekend! We hosted a triple birthday party, for three friends with birthdays this week, including our gluten-free blogger, Melissa! We made a yellow and gray layer cake with half lemon-vanilla frosting and half chocolate …

My First Bundt

A few weeks ago a friend of mine had a birthday. He happens to love carrot cake, but since I had already made one, I figured I had to get fancy. Alas, I had never tackled a bundt before, and …

Weekend Snapshot: Treasure Hunts and Charity Walks

This weekend, the GMS team planned an epic treasure hunt for our friend Megan, then bought some super cheap avocados, and we wallked in the AIDS walk (well, Jennie and Rebecca did anyway). What did you get up to this …