Talida Bakes

I’ve made the matcha spritz cookies dozens of times, but for some reason, I never thought to work from a different butter cookie base recipe until now. I started with a basic icebox recipe from Martha Stewart’s archives, and added my standard tablespoon of matcha, and voilà: it’s a completely different cookie.

My parents were in town this past weekend, and the second they stepped into our apartment, my mom said quickly, “more green cookies??” Because of our matcha cookie overload in March, she thought I would be sick of matcha cookies, but really, how could I be? Plus, this was a completely different recipe. To start out Matcha Month, I chose to put a matcha spin on Martha Stewart’s soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie. And though I personally prefer the combination of matcha with regular (or even dark) chocolate, I know some prefer matching it with white chocolate, so I took care of both preferences.

If you’ve been here before, you should already know that I love matcha. I love its taste, its health benefits, the memories I associate with it, and the versatility of its flavor. I love it so much, our wedding theme was inspired by it. Actually, there are even more reasons why I love it, so I’m dedicating the entire month of May to matcha! All month long, I’ll be making an assortment of new matcha recipes to showcase my absolute favorite ingredient. May is a perfect time to do this because the weather’s warming up and we’re seeing more green all around. For more green in your baked goods to match, please check back here. May is Matcha Month at Talida Bakes!

Well, it happened already. Tim and I tied the knot in Houston, TX on March 8, and we’ve since begun our new life together in LIC (Long Island City). And the wedding? It honestly could not have gone any better. I’d really love to go into the details, but I’m going to hold off for now. Check back later for that post.

My goodness, this blog sure is dusty and covered in virtual spiderwebs. Life for me has changed so much since the last time I updated. The highlights: I’m getting married next spring, and I moved to New York! You’d think being here would inspire me to bake more, but… well, I have a good excuse. Really. I actually moved twice since July. The first move was to a tiny sublet in Upper East Side, and being so tiny, I couldn’t unpack most my boxes. As a result, all my baking supplies have been stored away for the past 4 months, not getting any love from me. Fast forward to my most recent move to Long Island City, where I’m now in the place where Tim and I will settle when we’re married. I’m relieved I can finally unpack things, settle in, and throw away the moving boxes I’ve held onto for the past few years, readily awaiting the next move. Now I have decorating on my mind in addition to wedding planning, which gets quite distracting. Especially when it comes to my blog reading. Wow, there are so many fantastic bakers, designers, brides, and just everyday people out there that inspire me daily. It makes me feel a little guilty about not baking and blogging more, but… well, I’m working on that now, aren’t I?