This is a classic, plain chocolate cake where all the ingredients are placed in a bowl and beaten together. Unlike other cakes (like the White Chocolate Raspberry Birthday Cake) where you have to combine butter, dry ingredients, milk, and meringue all in a certain order, this is super easy. I made this as my birthday […]
New Orleans Swamp Tour
A few weeks ago, my family and I went down to New Orleans for a long weekend. After spending two days in the city, Ryan and I were itching to get out and see some swamp life! Since we were only two people and didn’t have a car, our hotel booked us with a swamp […]
Arepas: Colombian Corn and Cheese Patties
Donatello makes delicious arepas. Arepas are different depending on where they are from and since Donatello is from Colombia, he obviously makes Colombian ones. They are are cornmeal patties stuffed with cheese and then fried. The trick with these puppies is to use South American cornmeal, which has been precooked and is finer than other types of […]
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Small Apartments: Meinhilde’s After Living Room
In April 2013, I moved into my own apartment. Through luck and the help of family, I was able to get this small apartment in a house over 100 years old, renovated. It’s taken me a couple years to get everything arranged (and then finally tidied up for photos!), but at long last, here are […]
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Small Apartments: Meinhilde’s Before Living Room
In April 2013, I moved into my own apartment. Through luck and the help of family, I was able to get this small apartment in a house over 100 years old, renovated. The Living Room The living room is the biggest room in my apartment. It was also quite dark, with only one north-facing window […]