My lovely friend Megan from The Dinner Party Association and Chef Mariana Carvallo hosted a beautiful and delicious brunch a couple weeks ago in Venice and I was lucky enough to document the gorgeous day.
Home grilled biscuits with lavender honey butter
the lovely chef Mariana introducing her dishes
The beautiful Megan with her cast iron baked blood orange cake. You can find the recipe here.
A pinch of pistachio dust and fresh coconut cream
[…] I’ve been busy checking as many things off of this list as possible. Lots of kale, lots of cake, lots of parties (and party planning). I made this citrus upside down cake for my down home pop up brunch, because brunch dessert is a thing. It’s a cross between corn bread and pineapple upside down cake, made in a cast iron skillet (which is my favorite). I love being able to to melt butter and sugar on stovetop and then throw the whole dang thing into the oven. I served this with more roasted citrus, whipped coconut cream, and pistachio dust–you can see photos of that on my beautiful friend’s website, duckshots.net! […]
Such. Pretty. Pictures. You make me hungry and ready to book a flight immediately.