Anatomy of a Birthday Cake II

  A year ago I wrote about Little e’s first birthday cake and the (mis)adventure of making it. I thought I’d continue the tradition by posting this year’s creation. I was torn between a chocolate fudge cake and a carrot cake, the strength of the...

Island Idyll

  I’m having trouble starting this post. It all sounds a bit fairytale. We picnicked at dusk in an olive grove, serenaded by tuis….The sun toasted our shoulders as the iceblocks melted on their sticks….While the girls giggled and ran down the...