food and life in the foreign service
When I set about making a cake for Scarlett's birthday, I wanted to make an ombre cake. Three layers, light to dark pink. But that's a lot of cake and I think even I would have a tough time finishing it before it started to go stale. So then I decided the cake would be... Continue Reading →
As I recently mentioned, it was Scarlett's birthday earlier this week. To celebrate it, I decided to make a cake, even though I haven't made one in years (literally. something happened to one of my cake pans before I arrived in Tashkent and I didn't purchase a new set until right before packout for Belgrade, so... Continue Reading →
Today is Scarlett's second birthday! It is hard to believe that she hasn't been in our life forever. We love our poodle girl so much and, apparently, so does everyone else. We had some of our neighbors over for a little celebration (cake!) and they came bearing gifts! As if we don't spoil her enough.... Continue Reading →
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