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It’s a Key Lime kinda world

For a while I worked in a professional pastry kitchen. My overall experience was, in a word, traumatizing. I was brand new and learning everything from scratch, all the while pretending I knew exactly what I was doing. I made a lot of mistakes. A LOT. I dropped whole batches of batter, flung biscuit dough… Continue reading It’s a Key Lime kinda world

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The fruits of summer, in all their drippy sweet glory

In my nostalgic heart of hearts, berry pies rank number one. They summon the hot summer days of childhood, picking boysenberries and finding my hands and face stained fluorescent purple from their juices. They remind me of playing in the dirt and running free under the pink Pepper trees. It’s all very warm and sweet… Continue reading The fruits of summer, in all their drippy sweet glory