Saudi Days, Saudi Nights
In Saudi Arabia the heat is baked into your skin, which is always coated with a thin layer of dust. The first month we are …
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
So much has happened since I last wrote here in the spring — our Gravenstein apples ripened, were picked and turned into pie, and are …
Quick and Healthy Carrot Muffins
Friends, hello — those of you who are still here, anyway. Despite my best intentions writing regularly here never quite pans out. The will is …
Blueberry Yogurt Cake
I’ve been trying to write this post all morning but I’m a wee bit sleep deprived so it’s been slow going. Suddenly it’s almost 3 …
Blackberry Cream Cake
Back in October — nearly four months ago now — I made a cake to celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary. Each year since we’ve been …
Poppyseed Cake
As it happens, I made this simple yet luscious poppyseed cake almost a year ago on a sweltering Sydney afternoon and I’m finally getting to …
Pumpkin-Chocolate Loaf
This morning much needed rain is finally falling on Northern California and will, we hope, douse the fires burning to the north east of us …
A New Home (+ Apple Bread)
Five years, three countries, and two kids later we are home for the very first time in a place from where we won’t be moving …
San Francisco Days
We left Australia over a month ago and as seems to be the case with such moves that life already feels a bit like an …
Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting
I baked a cake today during the baby’s nap — she’s still a baby, even if she’s almost two and is picking up more and …