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lemon lavender olive oil cake

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Ombré Chocolate Layer Cake /// Storms 

We need more storms. More overcast afternoons when dark clouds hover over the mountains and spill into the LA skyline. A moodiness in the air and encouragement for me to fill my kettle and heat it over the stove for afternoon tea. A chill enough breeze to throw open the windows and put my feet up on the sofa, crack open a book, and take small sips, steady breaths. In a way, I find this city's sunlight draining. I can't keep up with the warm glow of each day and all of this blue sky perfection. It's kind of like the movie Groundhog Day, except the alarm beeps at 4am and I never have to worry about a long winter. Yesterday, I found myself trying to write, but was lost for words. I closed my laptop shut, reached for my running shoes, and drove to the mountains for a hike I've been wanting to do for over a year. The heat killed. I could feel the sun beating into my shoulders as I climbed the man-made wooden steps to the peak of the Verdugo Mountains, and when I arrived at about 3pm, panting, heart racing, adrenaline-filled, I realized how I know my needs more than I give myself credit for. Maybe I was lathered in January heat, or maybe I was fighting my own storm. There I was, alive and spilling my energy over the mountains, looking past the LA skyline, filling the air with heavy exhales and wishing I had been smart enough to bring water along with me. I sat myself down on a lawn chair someone purposely left on he mountain's edge. I took a few deep breaths and watched the sun beat out in the direction of the ocean, who's waves I could see from 10 miles away, 2,000ft. high. It's a mystery as to whether the month of February will bring storms to California, but one thing is for sure: I will keep spending my free-time outside, laying in the grass, climbing mountains, and digging my feet into the coastal sand. Maybe one day, rain will fall and I'll cuddle myself up in a blanket on the sofa, but for now, I'll be the storm that sweeps across this crazy sun-lit city, creating a clamor of light and dark, joy and pain, laughter and tears. It's almost supernatural. And that's the simplest way to describe storms like these, storms like me.

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Vegan blueberry pop-tarts 🙌🏼✨ #alittlebaker #foodblogfeed #huffposttaste #buzzfeedfood #f52gram #buzzfeast #forkfeed #foodandwine #letscookvegan #foodblog #findingvegan #vegan #plantbased #poptarts #veganpoptarts #blueberry #veganpastry (at Los Angeles, California)

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Friday night vegan cinnamon roll recipe testing leads to Saturday morning cinnamon roll bliss ~~~ #alittlebaker (at Glassell Park, Los Angeles)

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Taking Sunday slow with springtime strawberry waffles made #glutenfree with oat & almond flour. 🍓✨ #alittlebaker (at Glassell Park, Los Angeles)

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"A batch of kidney bean beet brownies walked into a bar" /// New post: Valentines Day Beet Brownies! #alittlebaker #vegan #valentines (at Los Angeles, California)

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Rock on today ladies 🤘🏼🥁. #drumcake #alittlebaker (at Los Angeles, California)