25 Candles

I had a birthday a few days ago, and it was lovely. This is the cake Annie made for me, don't you just want to stick your face in it? She made an amazing pound cake, the recipe for which I must steal. She cut the cake into small rounds, stacked them with this strawberry buttercream, and garnished with a cold strawberry sauce and a fresh berry. It was perfection.

Here is what the husband gave me:

 An otomi-inspired table runner

A marvelous white leather purse

A pasta roller! Which he graciously let me have early.

A friend and I made mountains of homemade ravioli a few weeks ago. I keep meaning to post about it and but get waylaid by other things. It's coming, I promise.