I've always enjoyed food, but it wasn't until this past year that I started finding joy in cooking and baking. Before, I avoided the kitchen. After seeing generations of women in my family before me stuck in that room, I decided early on that I would not lean into that traditional gender role. I spent many years ordering take-out, dining out, and picking up food from the pre-cooked grocery store sections. My favorite dinner as a single person from the grocery store was a sala

The best chocolate chip cookies.

A walking pastry + coffee tour in downtown Monterey. What could be better than this?