birthday

Last week we celebrated both Jennie and Jeff’s birthdays in the Garlic, My Soul kitchen. We decided to try something other than the standard birthday cake, and a chocolate bread pudding seemed like a fun treat to try! We found …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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A few weeks back, a coworker had a  birthday, and requested something with peanut butter and chocolate. I saw these on Smitten Kitchen and knew this was the perfect dessert for the occasion! First, you simply make rice crispy treats …

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A few weeks ago, Ellen came to me to make sure I was onboard to make her birthday cake (I was.) Then, she asked if we could make it flapper inspired, and pointed me in the direction of a little …

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For Ms Mary’s birthday, Becca and I asked what she might want. She replied, Funfetti, or if you’re up for a challenge, ombré cake, but REALLY whatever is easier! Challenge, accepted. This is the recipe I used, which was quite …

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Because coffee was our April ingredient, I thought it important to tackle a dessert that brought out the wonderful taste of coffee (coffee flavored cake whilst drinking coffee? Yes, please!) I found this recipe from PW, and decided that it …

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