Talida Bakes

Q&Y stands for Quyen and Yedeh, two dentists who were married this past May in the beautiful Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston.

As a college friend (to Yedeh) and fellow Texan (to Quyen, actually to both of them), I was honored to be one of the wedding helpers, especially since they had meticulously planned every single and last detail! Being an obsessive planner, I found all sorts of comfort in pouring over the wedding spreadsheets and checklists they sent out. I know there are some of you that are like me too. We should probably form a support group.

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Hello friends of old and of new! It’s about time this happened. I feel like this relaunch has taken me ages to complete. And thing is, it’s still not done. But, while I finish migrating all my old posts from Blogger to Wordpress, I want to share the new look with y’all. I’m excited to start fresh with this site, so while I finish the post migration, please check out all my old posts at talidabakes.blogspot.com.

And until then, I’ll share an all-time favorite cookie recipe of mine:

As I know many of you have been doing recently, I’ve been praying for Japan. Not only for protection and physical recovery, but for emotional and spiritual restoration as well. And I pray for what I don’t understand because frankly, there sure is a lot of that.

Jury Duty 4/12/10 – 4/22/10. Yes, that’s exactly what the frame around the picture says. The past two weeks of my life were spent serving as alternate juror #1, and it was an experience that certainly was interesting. Sure, it took much too long, and sure, I didn’t even get to contribute to jury deliberation, but it gave me a first-hand look into our judicial system.

Last month, I had the privilege of helping out with a former roommate’s bridal shower. When the maid of honor (Tina’s sister) asked me if I’d like to make some dessert for the shower, I was honored to be asked and immediately said yes!