I’m walking around the monkey forest in Bali. The first thing to fly out of my mouth is, “This is like India, except with way less aggressive monkeys.” I don’t think anything of this as I say it. In fact, it’s a true statement. It’s exactly how I would describe this place. It does look…
Dessert
Holiday Baking Recipe: Almond Pear Cake
I’m baaaaaaaack! I returned from India one week ago. It was a wonderful, eye-opening, family-filled trip, which I’ll tell y’all about in much more detail later. As much as I loved visiting and being immersed in my culture, in true first-generation form, I also love being back. I am still American as much as I…
Recipe: Mango Spice Tart Disguised as a Pumpkin Spice Tart
In less than a month, I’ll be in India. I never know whether to say “I’m going to India” or “I’m going back to India.” As a first-gen, my accent, clothing, and privilege of being able to have fun are American. But my name, skintone, and idiosyncratic phrases like “close the light” instead of “turn…
Recipe: Giant Cinnamon Roll with Brown Butter and Almond Flour
👏🏾 Finally 👏🏾 done 👏🏾 with 👏🏾weddings 👏🏾 and 👏🏾 I 👏🏾 don’t 👏🏾 know 👏🏾 what 👏🏾 to 👏🏾 do 👏🏾 with 👏🏾 myself 👏🏾 We went to our last wedding of the year a couple weeks ago in Virginia. Did you know that the East Coast actually has seasons and that it’s humid AF during the summer? Cuz this California girl did not. I spent the long…
Recipe: Caramel Cream Tart with Berries
Spring has sprung. The weather has been lovely; it’s the start of holidays and weddings and birthdays; and so far, I’ve been feeling zero percent creative. A lot of this lack of creativity stems from a deeper thing I encounter on a daily basis: lots of anxiety. I don’t think I’ve talked about it here,…