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Life has been in fast-forward lately. I was just settling in to enjoy fall and the month of October when November and Thanksgiving snuck up on me simultaneously. And then, shortly after, holiday reds and greens exploded onto store shelves causing me to have a bit of a moment. I suppose you realize that time tends to fly quicker as you get older, especially when you are keeping both your mind and body busy.

I was sad to see October go, and November will surely pass by in the blink of an eye, but today I took a few minutes to enjoy the moment. No list-checking (or making), no e-mail reading, and no worrying. Just a comfortable seat and a bit of broiled grapefruit. And, it just so happens that I had the forethought to snap some pictures of the treat that sated my hunger and celebrated all that is wonderful about today. Hopefully you will take a moment out in your day to slow down and enjoy everything before it passes us by.
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This is the cake that I was dreaming about all last week. I wanted so bad to make it, but it ended up taking a back seat to all of the farmer’s market prep I was doing. I even thought I could squeeze it in one evening but then I remembered I had to do a test round of some of the market recipes. It sort of became the light at the end of the tunnel: something I could look forward to after all of the hard work and prep leading up to my first farmer’s market.

Since the market was quite successful, this cake inadvertently became a bit of a celebration cake. I guess some part of me thought that it might end up being a disaster. I thought perhaps nobody would want anything and all of my hard work would have to come home with me, burying me in a sea of granola, cookies, and hand pies. And, I would emerge with a pain in my gut after having consumed half of said baked goods. But, this didn’t happen (thankfully)! I sold out of almost everything, coming home with only 2 lonely packages of thumbprint cookies. After resting up the remainder of Saturday, I began making plans for the delicious cake I had been dreaming about. I couldn’t be more pleased with the resulting cake, and dare I say it was everything I dreamt of. Perhaps we can all share a virtual piece of this cake today, for whatever you may be enjoying or celebrating in your life 🙂

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Broiled Grapefruit with Cardamom Spiked Coconut Cream

Harvest Apple & Carrot Loaf Cake with Vanilla Bean Cashew Cream