I want you to know just if you can / where I stand. / Tell myself that a new day is rising, / get on the rise. / A new day is dawning; / here I am. Bob Marley’s voice is currently trickling out...
I think I’d make a fantastic grandfather. I don’t have a “walking three miles to school! in the snow! uphill both ways!” story, but I have a tale of effort and hardship almost...
You guys have probably noticed that I’ve been a little coconut nutty (coconutty?) lately. I hated coconut as a child, so now that I understand its unadulterated deliciousness, I have to make up...
At one of my first jobs, I’d get so bored that getting up to refill my water was the highlight of my day. It was even better when the ice machine on our floor was broken, because then I got to ...
Mornings are usually sluggish for my 7th graders, but this morning they were just barely reining in their excitement. Really, my hands were the only ones on the reins. I had a few last minute instruc...
I was floored to see that Willow Bird Baking is a finalist for SAVEUR Magazine’s Best Baking & Desserts Blog. Thank you so much for making this happen. This is the very last day to vote fo...
I was floored to see that Willow Bird Baking is a finalist for SAVEUR Magazine’s Best Baking & Desserts Blog. Thank you so much for making this happen. If you’d like to vote for Will...
Just in case you’re not sure if you want to make the Pumpkin Oat Snack Cake with Broiled Coconut Icing, I thought I’d make up your mind for you. Maybe I should be embarrassed to show you,...
One month ago, I posted a challenging but incredibly worthwhile Tres Leches Coconut Cake Trifle on Willow Bird Baking. It frustrated me to think of all the folks who would love the flavors and textur...
After finishing Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’m sort of tired. I kind of just want to sit and watch some TV. So I’m starting a new series called Cooking From ...
In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ve been sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. Cooking Hard Stuff Tip #4...
In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ll be sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. If you haven’t signed...
“I changed my mind.” My mom shifted the car into park and turned off the ignition before looking over at me. “What do you mean? You can’t change your mind now; we’re alr...
Dear Mrs. Harolds, I may have been in 3rd grade with a fledgling worldview and a tiny stature, but if there was one thing I understood, it was justice. Justice (and, incidentally, righteous indignati...
The only time I’ve lived away from my hometown was during my sophomore year in college when I moved to Beaufort, a small town on the coast of North Carolina. I lived there for a few months befo...
This recipe might be more aptly called a Milk Soaked Coconut Love Bomb. Eating this was like diving into billowy, dewy clouds of coconut deliciousness. But I’ll go ahead and tell you that this ...
Several months ago, I attended the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco, California, 2,700 miles away from my home. Traveling alone is always a meaningful, reflective experience for me. To proc...
It’s Ash Wednesday, a mournful first footfall along a path that winds through fasting, repentance, and even death on its way to climactic, exuberant rebirth. Some Baptist churches observe Lent,...
When Mike was in middle school, his friend Chris decided they needed superhero names. Giving each other superhero names is apparently what adolescent boys were doing when I thought they might be writ...
Okay, confession: I’m actually starting this post on Thursday, February 8. At this moment, I haven’t taken any photos of this cake yet, because I haven’t even baked this cake yet. I...
What’s your favorite color? Alex‘s answer is pink. He’s the son of fellow Charlotte food blogger Julie of Mommie Cooks, and he just celebrated his 6th birthday in style with a gorge...
Right or straight? Go straight, go straight, go straight — Ahhh, man. Right. My frantic inner dialogue seemed to have very little to do with the car’s trajectory as my dad drove us away f...
I love football, but I don’t have cable (or, uh, a television), so I never get to watch it. This is especially sad because one of my sisters is a Carolina Panthers cheerleader; I have to wait f...
Hands down, my favorite food experience in the universe (so far — who knows, maybe something really awesome is goin’ down on Mars) is going to yum cha, or eating at a dim sum restaurant. ...
When I was still in high school, Mike moved into an apartment with one of his friends. Until then, we hadn’t had a place to hang out together alone (there was no metro in Charlotte, alas). We h...
I noticed early on in my teaching career that 6th graders do this thing. A discussion with them about a novel might go something like this: Me: “What was the main character’s opinion on t...
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