Sunday morning scenes from my kitchen

Reunited...

.... with two of my favorite people on the planet.

One last cake for my grandmother

Chocolate fudge cake, filled with salted caramel buttercream, topped with dark chocolate ganache buttercream. 

Wandering

Quiet afternoons at the beach.

Sunset.

A little sunset walk with my brother and a few cousins.

Maritime evening

A typical Maritime day: clam digging, followed by a clam bake after an afternoon rainstorm. 

Octopus cupcakes!

Chocolate and vanilla octopus cupcakes for my cousin's kiddos! I adore them. And I love the above photo of the two of them with my brother.

Tres leches

Giant (11 inch!) tres leches cake, filled and topped with chantilly cream and fresh berries.

One year

Aaron and I were reunited on our one year anniversary, back in the place where we said our vows. This year, there was no fog, but we were still surrounded by those that we love.

I know it sounds cliche, but I fell more and more in love with Aaron over the course of this year. There were a lot of changes this year, including our move to Pittsburgh, my variety of jobs, Aaron beginning his PhD... It was a wild year. I'm so glad to have Aaron by my side through it all.

Cupcake garden

Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream roses.

Strawberry rhubarb

Vanilla buttermilk cake, filled with strawberry rhubarb compote and strawberry rhubarb buttercream, topped with vanilla Italian meringue buttercream, and decorated with Nova Scotia wildflowers.

Dessert for a big family dinner.

I'm in Nova Scotia with my whole family, celebrating the life of my grandfather. I made these crisps for dessert last night... strawberry rhubarb, blueberry, and strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry, with homemade ice cream.

Sugar cookies

Made for a family gathering.

A cake for my grandmother

Chocolate fudge cake with vanilla Italian meringue buttercream.

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