Generally speaking as my weekends go, Saturday is for play and Sunday is for prep. Sunday is the day to settle down and gear up for Monday. I use my Sundays to recharge, to reconnect, and to plan out the details of my week to come from blog posts to meetings to what I’m cooking… read all

I love cooking and I’ve become quite proficient at making food in general, but baking remains a daunting task for me. There are so many reasons I’ve never quite given it a go – the precision and time required, the potential for failure, years of flirting with various low-carb diets has held me back from… read all

In retrospect, I realize my personal, hands-on history with cake making is limited and somewhat problematic. All of my memories entail crowded kitchens and being aware of my lack of skills. Every Christmas in Trinidad, we would gather in the kitchen to make the traditional Trinidadian black cake. The cake is rich and dark with… read all