Green Tea Snog (Matcha Frozen Yogurt)

At the end of last summer, a group of us met for sushi to say goodbye to our friend Ellen - it was sad because she's so awesome, and goodbyes suck. It also kind of felt like the first nail in summer's coffin, if you know what I mean. Anyway, after sushi we wandered over to Snog and got frozen yogurt - I had matcha green tea with berries - and sat in the weird glow of Soho until it was time to finally part ways.


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Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies

One of the good things about working in an office is that I can feel free to indulge my baking addiction, but then unload the sugary cargo on my co-workers. Having three dozen cookies just sitting at home is too dangerous for me, and few people love/need a mid-day sugar rush more than office workers.

These came about because one of the people I work with is gluten-intolerant, and so misses out on most of the delicious catering and meeting room treats that pass through the office. I actually like these better than traditional peanut butter cookies - they're more... peanut buttery. Plus grape jelly plus a glass of milk = a comfort food trifecta. Yum.

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Lemon Cake with Vanilla Meringue & Raspberries

I've been alone in the house for almost 6 weeks while my brother and his girlfriend have been off seeing the world. As much as I like my alone-time, I've really missed having them around. And the novelty of blasting music late at night/leaving messes in the kitchen/talking to myself has worn off.

I wanted to make something as a "welcome home" gesture - something that says "look how green and summery it got while you were away!" (some consolation after having to come back from an epic holiday) that tasted fresh and looked somewhat impressive. I think the lemon/raspberry combo is generally a safe bet, and the meringue adds some fluffy creaminess without being super rich or overly sweet. Decorating took all of 5 minutes, but I'm really pleased with how it looks; I wanted to take the customary "slice" photograph, but I couldn't bear cutting into it just yet. I may not hold out for much longer though - if they're too tired to have any tonight, they may wake up to a half-eaten cake tomorrow. I'm just saying...


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