I frequently thought of doing a photo series in LA called something dramatic like “The Other Side of the Camera.” Basically, it would be a photo series of side-by-sides where one photo is one you would typically see on an influencer or celebrity’s instagram. The kind that makes LA look like a beautiful and glamorous…
The LA Years: A little heroin at 3:30 in the afternoon (or maybe just some Almond Lemon Poppyseed Cookies?)
The further away I get from LA, and the more I write about it, the more I realize that the root of my issue with LA was just the sheer mental load needed to exist there. It was too high. You could argue that the mental load of being an 18-24 year old anywhere is…
The LA Years: I’d like my Old Fashioneds to cost $6, please
I think a lot of people justify living in LA, despite its issues, because they think it’s fun. They find it a busy place with lots of fun things to do. You’re never bored, the city is alive, there’s always something going on, blah blah blah. I could not have found this further from the…
The LA Years: If Midwesterners are so stupid, then how do you explain Hotdish?
I think there are a lot of ways you can examine the political divide in America right now. I don’t want to dive into allllll of that. But when I lived in LA, this subject really felt like the root cause of a lot of the division. To make it clear, I am no stranger…
The LA Years: Green Juice and Guns in the Grocery Store… and Hailey Bieber’s Smoothie
It is very funny to me that LA is associated with this “health-nut, green juice, wellness” stereotype. Like everyone does yoga and drinks juices and meditates and is focused on wellness. In my experience, everything about Los Angeles was pretty antithetical to my idea of health and wellness. I know I run a baking blog…
The LA Years: “I’ve got an extra hour, and I haven’t seen any butts today” Lasagna
My family knows that I’ve got a lot of rants about Los Angeles, and they’ve heard a lot of them and the stories I have. I came up with the idea to write a series of essays about the realities living in LA as a just-out-of-college person while I was still living there. And when…
Coffee Chocolate Chip Cake with Pistachio Filling and Brown Butter Frosting
This past Saturday, my siblings and I attended the “Cake Picnic” here in Minneapolis in honor of Betty Crocker’s 104th birthday. (Betty Crocker the brand, not a real person.) A video of that experience can be seen here, but I also figured it deserved a post! And I wanted to share the recipe for my…
PB&J Layer Cake (Brown Butter Cake, Cherry Compote, Cinnamon Crumb, and Peanut Butter Frosting)
My brother is turning THIRTY this Monday, so we’ve been celebrating all weekend. That means making a cake for us to enjoy the whole weekend. My brother’s golden birthday cake last year was a pretty spectacular cake, so the bar was set high this year. His only request was “PB&J,” but I was able to…
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