Tag Archives: cake
7,000 Miles Away
To make a certain Chinese cake, you have to knead piping hot dough. Too painful for some, but no match for my grandmother, who raised seven children. Because of the pandemic, my father hasn’t been able to visit China to … Continue reading
Last Meal
What’s your if-I-only-had-one-meal-left meal? Sushi dinner. And a lot of sake. A lot of sake. For dessert: a piece of vanilla confetti cake—that’s my favorite kind of cake. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Our Sweet Memory
There are few things I love more than cake. My family didn’t have much money while living in India, but whenever I asked, “Whose happy birthday is it?” my uncle, Shyam, would say it was his, then splurge on a … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen Adventures, Reflections
Tagged birthdays, cake, death, family, grace, Grief, happiness, healing, India, Kaarthika Thakker, life, love, memories, poverty, Quarantine, thank you
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Eat Cake
Comical Explanation
Posted in Kitchen Adventures, Reflections
Tagged cake, celbration, comic strip, happy birthday, humor, kindness, somebody
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Bittersweet Judgement
Comical Explanation
Posted in Reflections
Tagged cake, childhood, comic strip, freedom, humor, judgement, parenting, point of view, responsibility, rules, teenagers, to much to ask
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